The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $50,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,340.
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 | $83,200 | 10.56% | 26.41% |
| 2021 | $74,410 | -4.43% | - |
| 2020 | $77,710 | -2.19% | - |
| 2019 | $79,410 | -8.42% | - |
| 2018 | $86,100 | 11.11% | - |
| 2017 | $76,530 | 19.99% | - |
| 2016 | $61,230 | -3.22% | - |
| 2015 | $63,200 | 6.12% | - |
| 2014 | $59,330 | -4.45% | - |
| 2013 | $61,970 | 1.19% | - |
| 2012 | $61,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,200 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 32.5 percent (32.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Richmond | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Danville |