The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $58,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $89,630 | 2.83% | 6.24% |
| 2016 | $87,090 | 3.44% | - |
| 2015 | $84,090 | 2.27% | - |
| 2014 | $82,180 | -0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $82,980 | -1.28% | - |
| 2012 | $84,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $89,630, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna (median annual salary of $92,750). Compared with Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower.
| 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 |