The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 | $51,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $143,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $143,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $70,590 | -0.93% | 0.00% |
| 2013 | $71,250 | 0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $70,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,590 in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is 30.2 percent (30.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.