The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Richmond, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Richmond 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 | $64,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Richmond, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,370.
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 | $81,980 | 3.34% | 17.44% |
| 2021 | $79,240 | -8.82% | - |
| 2020 | $86,230 | 5.29% | - |
| 2019 | $81,670 | 2.31% | - |
| 2018 | $79,780 | 4.45% | - |
| 2017 | $76,230 | -4.12% | - |
| 2016 | $79,370 | 8.91% | - |
| 2015 | $72,300 | -0.57% | - |
| 2014 | $72,710 | 0.00% | - |
| 2013 | $72,710 | 6.92% | - |
| 2012 | $67,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,980 in Richmond 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 Richmond is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 31.5 percent (31.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.