The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $79,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,010.
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 | $99,560 | 2.67% | 26.63% |
| 2021 | $96,900 | 14.59% | - |
| 2020 | $82,760 | 5.50% | - |
| 2019 | $78,210 | 5.05% | - |
| 2018 | $74,260 | -3.53% | - |
| 2017 | $76,880 | 2.64% | - |
| 2016 | $74,850 | -0.65% | - |
| 2015 | $75,340 | 6.01% | - |
| 2014 | $70,810 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $70,230 | -4.02% | - |
| 2012 | $73,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,560, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $101,100). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.