The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $50,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,280.
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 | $67,480 | 7.59% | 9.75% |
| 2021 | $62,360 | -10.86% | - |
| 2020 | $69,130 | -1.07% | - |
| 2019 | $69,870 | -19.64% | - |
| 2018 | $83,590 | 1.42% | - |
| 2017 | $82,400 | 11.07% | - |
| 2016 | $73,280 | 20.59% | - |
| 2015 | $58,190 | 6.10% | - |
| 2014 | $54,640 | -6.52% | - |
| 2013 | $58,200 | -4.64% | - |
| 2012 | $60,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,480 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 31.3 percent (31.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.