The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $48,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,090 | -6.21% | 27.90% |
| 2021 | $77,630 | 9.04% | - |
| 2020 | $70,610 | -2.31% | - |
| 2019 | $72,240 | -2.95% | - |
| 2018 | $74,370 | 15.49% | - |
| 2017 | $62,850 | -2.13% | - |
| 2016 | $64,190 | 0.76% | - |
| 2015 | $63,700 | 6.81% | - |
| 2014 | $59,360 | 5.58% | - |
| 2013 | $56,050 | 5.98% | - |
| 2012 | $52,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,090 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 13.9 percent (13.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| Memphis | |
| Clarksville | |
| Cleveland | |
| Johnson City | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |