The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Eastern 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 | $53,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Eastern 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 $94,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $68,570 | -14.86% | -9.90% |
| 2014 | $78,760 | 1.96% | - |
| 2013 | $77,220 | 2.41% | - |
| 2012 | $75,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,570, Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Washington, following city of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $101,100). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is about 32.2 percent (32.2%) lower than that of the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Olympia | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Yakima | |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bellingham | |
| Spokane | |
| Longview | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Lewiston | |
| Tacoma | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |