The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Western 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 | $72,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Western 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 $108,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,150.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,680 | 0.09% | 14.75% |
| 2021 | $95,590 | 11.84% | - |
| 2020 | $84,270 | -0.77% | - |
| 2019 | $84,920 | 3.94% | - |
| 2018 | $81,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,680 in Western 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 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.