The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Southwestern 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 | $53,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Southwestern 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 $114,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $82,740 | 10.43% | 14.36% |
| 2016 | $74,110 | 1.93% | - |
| 2015 | $72,680 | -4.14% | - |
| 2014 | $75,690 | 5.01% | - |
| 2013 | $71,900 | 1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $70,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,740 in Southwestern 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 Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.