The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Wheeling, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Wheeling 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 | $54,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Wheeling, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,990.
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 | $77,540 | 10.12% | 26.15% |
| 2021 | $69,690 | 6.16% | - |
| 2020 | $65,400 | -8.64% | - |
| 2018 | $71,050 | 19.18% | - |
| 2017 | $57,420 | 3.29% | - |
| 2016 | $55,530 | -9.54% | - |
| 2015 | $60,830 | 18.38% | - |
| 2014 | $49,650 | 1.39% | - |
| 2013 | $48,960 | -16.95% | - |
| 2012 | $57,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,540 in Wheeling 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 Wheeling is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.