The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Southwest Louisiana 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 | $44,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,740.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,570 | -33.70% | -2.88% |
| 2021 | $76,970 | -0.86% | - |
| 2020 | $77,630 | 4.06% | - |
| 2019 | $74,480 | 20.48% | - |
| 2018 | $59,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,570 in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area is 31.9 percent (31.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Monroe | |
| Hammond | |
| Lafayette | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |