The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Bellingham, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Bellingham 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 | $72,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Bellingham, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,170.
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 | $82,530 | -15.24% | 23.88% |
| 2021 | $95,110 | 11.78% | - |
| 2020 | $83,910 | 8.04% | - |
| 2019 | $77,160 | 8.40% | - |
| 2018 | $70,680 | 2.62% | - |
| 2017 | $68,830 | -6.00% | - |
| 2016 | $72,960 | 0.95% | - |
| 2015 | $72,270 | 3.10% | - |
| 2014 | $70,030 | 3.18% | - |
| 2013 | $67,800 | 7.35% | - |
| 2012 | $62,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,530 in Bellingham is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Bellingham is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.