The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Salt Lake City, Utah is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Salt Lake City 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 | $58,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Salt Lake City, Utah in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,710.
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 | $86,400 | 8.45% | 25.57% |
| 2021 | $79,100 | -3.35% | - |
| 2020 | $81,750 | -1.63% | - |
| 2019 | $83,080 | -3.15% | - |
| 2018 | $85,700 | 10.14% | - |
| 2017 | $77,010 | 2.86% | - |
| 2016 | $74,810 | -2.39% | - |
| 2015 | $76,600 | 5.63% | - |
| 2014 | $72,290 | 3.57% | - |
| 2013 | $69,710 | 7.75% | - |
| 2012 | $64,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $86,400, Salt Lake City is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Utah, following the highest paying city Logan (median annual salary of $87,380). Compared with Logan, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Salt Lake City is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Logan | |
| Salt Lake City | |
| Ogden-Clearfield | |
| Provo-Orem | |
| St George | |
| Central Utah nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area |