The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Spokane, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Spokane 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 | $67,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Spokane, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,200.
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 | $81,680 | 3.69% | 15.81% |
| 2021 | $78,670 | 3.01% | - |
| 2020 | $76,300 | 6.06% | - |
| 2019 | $71,680 | 1.28% | - |
| 2018 | $70,760 | 0.58% | - |
| 2017 | $70,350 | 3.71% | - |
| 2016 | $67,740 | 3.87% | - |
| 2015 | $65,120 | -1.20% | - |
| 2014 | $65,900 | -1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $66,630 | -3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $68,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,680 in Spokane 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 Spokane is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 16.1 percent (16.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.