The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Beckley, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Beckley 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 | $50,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Beckley, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,440.
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 | $61,640 | 3.21% | 1.78% |
| 2021 | $59,660 | 0.02% | - |
| 2020 | $59,650 | 0.23% | - |
| 2019 | $59,510 | -10.75% | - |
| 2018 | $65,910 | 1.47% | - |
| 2017 | $64,940 | 6.78% | - |
| 2016 | $60,540 | 0.73% | - |
| 2015 | $60,100 | -0.73% | - |
| 2012 | $60,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,640 in Beckley is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Beckley is 33.5 percent (33.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna and 9.8 percent (9.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.