The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Roanoke, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Roanoke 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 | $57,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Roanoke, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,910.
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 | $97,640 | 2.07% | 21.56% |
| 2021 | $95,620 | 4.53% | - |
| 2020 | $91,290 | 10.27% | - |
| 2019 | $81,910 | 4.59% | - |
| 2018 | $78,150 | -5.66% | - |
| 2017 | $82,570 | -0.74% | - |
| 2016 | $83,180 | 6.28% | - |
| 2015 | $77,960 | 5.09% | - |
| 2014 | $73,990 | -3.65% | - |
| 2013 | $76,690 | 0.13% | - |
| 2012 | $76,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $97,640, Roanoke is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $98,240). Compared with Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Roanoke is .6 percent (.6%) lower.