The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Jackson, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Jackson 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 | $47,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Jackson, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,840.
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 | $65,280 | 6.88% | 22.52% |
| 2021 | $60,790 | -12.58% | - |
| 2020 | $68,440 | 0.76% | - |
| 2019 | $67,920 | -2.34% | - |
| 2018 | $69,510 | 3.90% | - |
| 2017 | $66,800 | 0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $66,360 | -1.36% | - |
| 2015 | $67,260 | 9.23% | - |
| 2014 | $61,050 | 8.17% | - |
| 2013 | $56,060 | 9.78% | - |
| 2012 | $50,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,280 in Jackson is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Jackson is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.