The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Southern West Virginia 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 | $49,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,620.
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 | $61,170 | 1.03% | 9.86% |
| 2021 | $60,540 | -2.64% | - |
| 2020 | $62,140 | 9.14% | - |
| 2019 | $56,460 | 9.26% | - |
| 2018 | $51,230 | 4.49% | - |
| 2017 | $48,930 | 10.28% | - |
| 2016 | $43,900 | -42.98% | - |
| 2015 | $62,770 | 4.41% | - |
| 2014 | $60,000 | 0.03% | - |
| 2013 | $59,980 | 8.07% | - |
| 2012 | $55,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,170 in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 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 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 34.0 percent (34.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna and 9.1 percent (9.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Cumberland | |
| Winchester | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Charleston | |
| Morgantown | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |