The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $70,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,470.
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 | $94,870 | 17.04% | 27.71% |
| 2021 | $78,700 | -10.48% | - |
| 2020 | $86,950 | 10.30% | - |
| 2019 | $77,990 | 6.68% | - |
| 2018 | $72,780 | 5.76% | - |
| 2017 | $68,590 | 5.26% | - |
| 2016 | $64,980 | 0.28% | - |
| 2015 | $64,800 | -1.88% | - |
| 2014 | $66,020 | -3.80% | - |
| 2013 | $68,530 | -0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $68,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,870 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.