The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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 | $53,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,290.
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 | $75,180 | 17.05% | 21.89% |
| 2021 | $62,360 | -2.69% | - |
| 2020 | $64,040 | -15.27% | - |
| 2019 | $73,820 | -0.20% | - |
| 2018 | $73,970 | 2.18% | - |
| 2017 | $72,360 | -10.72% | - |
| 2016 | $80,120 | 5.32% | - |
| 2015 | $75,860 | 3.48% | - |
| 2014 | $73,220 | 20.69% | - |
| 2013 | $58,070 | -1.12% | - |
| 2012 | $58,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,180 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ames and 14.0 percent (14.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ames | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Dubuque | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island |