The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in South Central Wisconsin 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 | $57,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,010.
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 | $73,820 | 0.72% | 18.64% |
| 2021 | $73,290 | 7.40% | - |
| 2020 | $67,870 | -1.15% | - |
| 2019 | $68,650 | -0.50% | - |
| 2018 | $68,990 | -2.81% | - |
| 2017 | $70,930 | 8.26% | - |
| 2016 | $65,070 | 1.51% | - |
| 2015 | $64,090 | 15.46% | - |
| 2014 | $54,180 | -4.87% | - |
| 2013 | $56,820 | -5.70% | - |
| 2012 | $60,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,820 in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 17.5 percent (17.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County | |
| Racine | |
| Fond du Lac | |
| La Crosse | |
| Madison | |
| Oshkosh-Neenah | |
| Duluth | |
| Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wausau | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Janesville | |
| Eau Claire | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sheboygan | |
| Green Bay | |
| Appleton | |
| Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |