The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Olympia, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Olympia 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 | $64,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Olympia, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,860.
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 | $93,520 | 12.92% | 26.09% |
| 2021 | $81,440 | -3.08% | - |
| 2020 | $83,950 | 5.29% | - |
| 2019 | $79,510 | 12.40% | - |
| 2018 | $69,650 | 2.47% | - |
| 2017 | $67,930 | -2.69% | - |
| 2016 | $69,760 | -0.72% | - |
| 2015 | $70,260 | -0.28% | - |
| 2014 | $70,460 | 3.93% | - |
| 2013 | $67,690 | -2.11% | - |
| 2012 | $69,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,520 in Olympia 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 Olympia is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 26.7 percent (26.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.