The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Charleston, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Charleston 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 | $50,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Charleston, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,580.
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 | $75,600 | 18.36% | 36.75% |
| 2021 | $61,720 | 8.13% | - |
| 2018 | $56,700 | -6.28% | - |
| 2017 | $60,260 | 0.90% | - |
| 2016 | $59,720 | 0.28% | - |
| 2015 | $59,550 | 13.55% | - |
| 2014 | $51,480 | 2.31% | - |
| 2013 | $50,290 | 4.91% | - |
| 2012 | $47,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,600 in Charleston 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 Charleston is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna and 26.5 percent (26.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.