The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 | $66,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,150.
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 | $87,580 | 10.17% | 30.43% |
| 2021 | $78,670 | -8.49% | - |
| 2020 | $85,350 | 2.80% | - |
| 2019 | $82,960 | 8.55% | - |
| 2018 | $75,870 | 1.61% | - |
| 2017 | $74,650 | 12.34% | - |
| 2014 | $65,440 | 5.03% | - |
| 2013 | $62,150 | 1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $60,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,580 in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.