More speech pathologists will work in private practices as hospitals and other health care facilities, as well as schools, will contract out for services. Speech pathologists earned a median annual salary of $69,870 and median hourly wages of $33.59 in 2012.
It is a unitary state with 16 administrative subdivisions and Warsaw as its capital city. Poland is a representative democracy, with the country ranking among the most peaceful countries in the world. The president of Poland heads the state with the government centered on the Cabinet. The parliament is made up of both the lower (Sejm) and the upper (Senate) houses.
A communist regime consolidated power in 1947 following the war and ended in 1989. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. U.S. Assistance to Poland. Poland graduated from USAID assistance in 2000 and capitalized on its successful transition experience to become a provider of assistance to other countries in the region. Poland is active in the EUâs Eastern Partnership and spearheaded the launch of the European Endowment for Democracy.