The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Tacoma 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 | $52,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,410.
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 | $72,880 | 1.43% | 5.34% |
| 2016 | $71,840 | 1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $71,090 | -0.73% | - |
| 2014 | $71,610 | 1.58% | - |
| 2013 | $70,480 | 2.11% | - |
| 2012 | $68,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,880 in Tacoma 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 Tacoma is 27.9 percent (27.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.