The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Cumberland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Cumberland 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 | $58,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Cumberland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,480.
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 | $81,330 | 5.31% | -3.04% |
| 2021 | $77,010 | -6.06% | - |
| 2020 | $81,680 | -15.60% | - |
| 2019 | $94,420 | 3.33% | - |
| 2018 | $91,280 | 11.63% | - |
| 2017 | $80,660 | 0.40% | - |
| 2016 | $80,340 | 1.54% | - |
| 2015 | $79,100 | -0.83% | - |
| 2014 | $79,760 | 7.85% | - |
| 2013 | $73,500 | -14.01% | - |
| 2012 | $83,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,330 in Cumberland 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 Cumberland is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna and 31.6 percent (31.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.