The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Wausau, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Wausau 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 | $51,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Wausau, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,180.
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 | $76,280 | -0.45% | 7.04% |
| 2021 | $76,620 | 6.55% | - |
| 2020 | $71,600 | 12.75% | - |
| 2019 | $62,470 | -20.91% | - |
| 2018 | $75,530 | 2.08% | - |
| 2017 | $73,960 | 2.29% | - |
| 2016 | $72,270 | -1.01% | - |
| 2015 | $73,000 | 1.08% | - |
| 2014 | $72,210 | -1.54% | - |
| 2013 | $73,320 | 3.29% | - |
| 2012 | $70,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,280 in Wausau 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 Wausau is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.