Speech-Language Pathologists Salary

Median Salary
$97,870
per year
Hourly Rate
$47.05
per hour
Employment
183,390
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$62,900
25th percentile
$77,730
Median
$97,870
75th percentile
$114,570
90th percentile
$134,160

💰 Speech-Language Pathologists Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
California$118,970+21.6%
Colorado$110,750+13.2%
District of Columbia$109,380+11.8%
Washington$105,550+7.8%
Nevada$104,510+6.8%
Rhode Island$104,000+6.3%
Delaware$102,760+5.0%
Alaska$102,670+4.9%
Oregon$102,660+4.9%
New Jersey$101,560+3.8%
Massachusetts$101,310+3.5%
New York$100,610+2.8%
Connecticut$100,110+2.3%
Florida$99,990+2.2%
Texas$99,910+2.1%
Maryland$99,190+1.3%
New Mexico$98,690+0.8%
Arizona$97,800-0.1%
Hawaii$97,560-0.3%
Georgia$96,760-1.1%
Virginia$96,250-1.7%
Illinois$95,080-2.9%
Ohio$93,300-4.7%
Pennsylvania$92,960-5.0%
Utah$91,560-6.4%
South Carolina$90,530-7.5%
Minnesota$89,380-8.7%
Missouri$89,280-8.8%
Michigan$89,120-8.9%
Indiana$87,360-10.7%
North Carolina$86,460-11.7%
Tennessee$84,630-13.5%
Oklahoma$84,470-13.7%
Idaho$84,380-13.8%
Nebraska$84,350-13.8%
Arkansas$83,580-14.6%
Kentucky$83,550-14.6%
New Hampshire$83,040-15.2%
Wisconsin$83,000-15.2%
Maine$82,660-15.5%
Vermont$82,090-16.1%
Wyoming$82,040-16.2%
Iowa$81,050-17.2%
West Virginia$80,970-17.3%
Kansas$80,120-18.1%
Montana$78,740-19.5%
Mississippi$78,130-20.2%
North Dakota$75,240-23.1%
Alabama$73,660-24.7%
Louisiana$69,610-28.9%
South Dakota$65,680-32.9%

🏙️ Speech-Language Pathologists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
El Centro, CA$133,760+36.7%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$132,720+35.6%
Boulder, CO$131,620+34.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$130,850+33.7%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$127,470+30.2%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$126,850+29.6%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$126,360+29.1%
Vallejo, CA$124,440+27.1%
Napa, CA$123,870+26.6%
Salinas, CA$122,770+25.4%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$120,550+23.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$119,690+22.3%
Pueblo, CO$119,670+22.3%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$118,670+21.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$118,660+21.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$118,560+21.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$117,350+19.9%
Modesto, CA$116,770+19.3%
Sherman-Denison, TX$115,940+18.5%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$115,560+18.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$115,060+17.6%
Merced, CA$114,220+16.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$112,090+14.5%
Fresno, CA$110,960+13.4%
Chico, CA$110,720+13.1%
Grand Junction, CO$110,360+12.8%
Yuba City, CA$109,830+12.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$109,740+12.1%
Bend, OR$109,560+11.9%
Casper, WY$109,540+11.9%
Fairbanks-College, AK$108,700+11.1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$108,690+11.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$108,140+10.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$107,860+10.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$107,650+10.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$106,960+9.3%
Visalia, CA$106,760+9.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$106,290+8.6%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$105,950+8.3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$104,510+6.8%
Albany, OR$104,470+6.7%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$104,460+6.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$104,440+6.7%
Gettysburg, PA$104,280+6.5%
Lancaster, PA$103,930+6.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$103,740+6.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$103,560+5.8%
Yakima, WA$103,450+5.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$103,420+5.7%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$103,410+5.7%
Anchorage, AK$103,010+5.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$102,860+5.1%
Las Cruces, NM$102,850+5.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$102,810+5.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$102,800+5.0%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$102,760+5.0%
Salem, OR$102,360+4.6%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$102,260+4.5%
Wheeling, WV-OH$101,750+4.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$101,600+3.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$101,590+3.8%
Greenville, NC$101,580+3.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$101,400+3.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$101,310+3.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$101,310+3.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$101,160+3.4%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$100,940+3.1%
Lexington Park, MD$100,880+3.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$100,500+2.7%
Bellingham, WA$100,460+2.6%
Lawton, OK$100,420+2.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$100,400+2.6%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$100,170+2.4%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$100,150+2.3%
Worcester, MA$100,130+2.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$100,080+2.3%
Punta Gorda, FL$100,020+2.2%
Texarkana, TX-AR$99,990+2.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$99,960+2.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$99,940+2.1%
Chambersburg, PA$99,840+2.0%
Jacksonville, FL$99,830+2.0%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$99,720+1.9%
Wichita Falls, TX$99,590+1.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$99,540+1.7%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$99,530+1.7%
El Paso, TX$99,430+1.6%
Redding, CA$99,210+1.4%
Ocala, FL$99,200+1.4%
Homosassa Springs, FL$99,170+1.3%
Albuquerque, NM$99,160+1.3%
Greeley, CO$99,150+1.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$99,000+1.2%
Dover, DE$98,930+1.1%
Odessa, TX$98,920+1.1%
Cleveland, OH$98,900+1.1%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$98,810+1.0%
Akron, OH$98,800+1.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$98,790+0.9%
Longview-Kelso, WA$98,710+0.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$98,700+0.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$98,490+0.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$98,040+0.2%
Santa Fe, NM$97,960+0.1%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$97,900+0.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$97,900+0.0%
Urban Honolulu, HI$97,900+0.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$97,870+0.0%
Tyler, TX$97,860-0.0%
New Haven, CT$97,820-0.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$97,650-0.2%
Columbia, MO$97,610-0.3%
Battle Creek, MI$97,470-0.4%
St. George, UT$97,390-0.5%
Logan, UT-ID$97,340-0.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$96,920-1.0%
Springfield, MA$96,880-1.0%
Rockford, IL$96,740-1.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$96,670-1.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$96,580-1.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$96,570-1.3%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$96,540-1.4%
Columbus, OH$96,460-1.4%
State College, PA$96,460-1.4%
Florence, SC$96,390-1.5%
York-Hanover, PA$96,380-1.5%
Laredo, TX$96,340-1.6%
Spartanburg, SC$96,330-1.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$96,260-1.6%
Gainesville, FL$96,230-1.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$96,190-1.7%
Richmond, VA$96,080-1.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$96,040-1.9%
Reno, NV$96,020-1.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$95,960-2.0%
Victoria, TX$95,950-2.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$95,930-2.0%
Salisbury, MD$95,700-2.2%
Lebanon, PA$95,680-2.2%
Tucson, AZ$95,450-2.5%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$95,430-2.5%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$95,170-2.8%
Canton-Massillon, OH$95,030-2.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$94,950-3.0%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$94,810-3.1%
Charlottesville, VA$94,800-3.1%
Pittsfield, MA$94,640-3.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$94,490-3.5%
Ann Arbor, MI$94,370-3.6%
Tallahassee, FL$94,320-3.6%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$93,890-4.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$93,880-4.1%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$93,880-4.1%
Rocky Mount, NC$93,850-4.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$93,740-4.2%
Yuma, AZ$93,700-4.3%
Medford, OR$93,580-4.4%
Columbus, GA-AL$93,540-4.4%
Lynchburg, VA$93,410-4.6%
Clarksville, TN-KY$93,370-4.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$93,370-4.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$93,370-4.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$93,320-4.6%
Reading, PA$92,930-5.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$92,700-5.3%
Jackson, MI$92,630-5.4%
Springfield, MO$92,460-5.5%
Bloomington, IN$91,950-6.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$91,860-6.1%
Lincoln, NE$91,860-6.1%
Roanoke, VA$91,560-6.4%
Farmington, NM$91,120-6.9%
Jonesboro, AR$91,020-7.0%
Kingston, NY$90,980-7.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$90,960-7.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$90,930-7.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$90,330-7.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$90,310-7.7%
Waco, TX$90,220-7.8%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$90,180-7.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$89,860-8.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$89,650-8.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$89,640-8.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$89,160-8.9%
Toledo, OH$89,010-9.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$88,610-9.5%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$88,610-9.5%
Vineland, NJ$88,410-9.7%
Oklahoma City, OK$88,250-9.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$88,190-9.9%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$88,060-10.0%
Columbia, SC$87,820-10.3%
Corpus Christi, TX$87,570-10.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$87,470-10.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$87,400-10.7%
Saginaw, MI$87,360-10.7%
Traverse City, MI$87,160-10.9%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$87,150-11.0%
Portland-South Portland, ME$87,120-11.0%
Twin Falls, ID$86,950-11.2%
Madison, WI$86,890-11.2%
Terre Haute, IN$86,780-11.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$86,550-11.6%
St. Louis, MO-IL$86,480-11.6%
Altoona, PA$86,470-11.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$86,410-11.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$86,380-11.7%
Grand Island, NE$86,270-11.9%
Longview, TX$86,180-11.9%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$86,120-12.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$86,120-12.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$86,120-12.0%
Minot, ND$85,920-12.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$85,920-12.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$85,890-12.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$85,770-12.4%
Morristown, TN$85,750-12.4%
Williamsport, PA$85,630-12.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$85,580-12.6%
Rome, GA$85,440-12.7%
Flint, MI$85,260-12.9%
Evansville, IN$85,220-12.9%
Amarillo, TX$85,160-13.0%
Lawrence, KS$85,130-13.0%
Syracuse, NY$85,120-13.0%
Asheville, NC$85,040-13.1%
St. Cloud, MN$85,040-13.1%
Dubuque, IA$85,030-13.1%
Binghamton, NY$84,460-13.7%
Boise City, ID$84,380-13.8%
Bloomington, IL$84,330-13.8%
Erie, PA$84,190-14.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$84,080-14.1%
Johnstown, PA$84,070-14.1%
Tulsa, OK$83,970-14.2%
Mankato, MN$83,920-14.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$83,780-14.4%
Jefferson City, MO$83,740-14.4%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$83,680-14.5%
Billings, MT$83,620-14.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$83,460-14.7%
Savannah, GA$83,390-14.8%
Niles, MI$83,370-14.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$83,200-15.0%
Ames, IA$83,170-15.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$83,170-15.0%
Rochester, MN$83,140-15.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$82,950-15.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$82,890-15.3%
Bowling Green, KY$82,870-15.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$82,650-15.6%
Ogden, UT$82,640-15.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$82,640-15.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$82,570-15.6%
Monroe, MI$82,540-15.7%
Warner Robins, GA$82,500-15.7%
Wilmington, NC$82,410-15.8%
Springfield, IL$82,280-15.9%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$82,280-15.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$82,160-16.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$82,110-16.1%
Appleton, WI$82,060-16.2%
Peoria, IL$82,060-16.2%
Johnson City, TN$82,050-16.2%
Springfield, OH$82,030-16.2%
Sandusky, OH$82,020-16.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$82,000-16.2%
Jackson, TN$82,000-16.2%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$81,940-16.3%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$81,930-16.3%
Fayetteville, NC$81,910-16.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$81,900-16.3%
Pittsburgh, PA$81,810-16.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$81,780-16.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$81,690-16.5%
Fond du Lac, WI$81,670-16.6%
Decatur, IL$81,600-16.6%
Ithaca, NY$81,450-16.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$81,300-16.9%
Owensboro, KY$81,270-17.0%
Glens Falls, NY$81,120-17.1%
Midland, TX$81,100-17.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$81,050-17.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$81,040-17.2%
Abilene, TX$80,870-17.4%
Muncie, IN$80,860-17.4%
Green Bay, WI$80,810-17.4%
Lima, OH$80,810-17.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$80,510-17.7%
Rochester, NY$80,220-18.0%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$80,110-18.1%
Great Falls, MT$80,110-18.1%
Gadsden, AL$80,070-18.2%
College Station-Bryan, TX$79,940-18.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$79,720-18.5%
Lubbock, TX$79,570-18.7%
Bay City, MI$79,540-18.7%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$79,460-18.8%
Helena, MT$79,410-18.9%
Elizabethtown, KY$79,380-18.9%
Albany, GA$79,360-18.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$79,300-19.0%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$79,250-19.0%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$79,240-19.0%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$79,160-19.1%
Idaho Falls, ID$79,080-19.2%
Hot Springs, AR$79,060-19.2%
Topeka, KS$78,970-19.3%
Iowa City, IA$78,960-19.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$78,940-19.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$78,920-19.4%
San Angelo, TX$78,880-19.4%
Sheboygan, WI$78,880-19.4%
Monroe, LA$78,860-19.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$78,830-19.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$78,770-19.5%
Jackson, MS$78,670-19.6%
Kenosha, WI$78,560-19.7%
Wichita, KS$78,390-19.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$78,320-20.0%
Jacksonville, NC$78,300-20.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$78,130-20.2%
Knoxville, TN$78,060-20.2%
Wausau, WI$78,030-20.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$78,000-20.3%
Mansfield, OH$77,570-20.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,550-20.8%
Burlington, NC$77,450-20.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$77,420-20.9%
Kankakee, IL$77,210-21.1%
Bangor, ME$77,160-21.2%
Alexandria, LA$77,080-21.2%
Manhattan, KS$77,050-21.3%
Gainesville, GA$76,980-21.3%
Bismarck, ND$76,770-21.6%
Cheyenne, WY$76,760-21.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$76,640-21.7%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$76,290-22.0%
Pocatello, ID$76,140-22.2%
Eau Claire, WI$75,840-22.5%
Birmingham, AL$75,750-22.6%
Huntsville, AL$74,680-23.7%
Missoula, MT$74,160-24.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$74,150-24.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$74,140-24.2%
Paducah, KY-IL$73,900-24.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$72,870-25.5%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$72,730-25.7%
Rapid City, SD$71,690-26.7%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$71,200-27.3%
Morgantown, WV$70,940-27.5%
Valdosta, GA$70,870-27.6%
Montgomery, AL$70,810-27.6%
Dothan, AL$69,870-28.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$69,860-28.6%
Lafayette, LA$69,610-28.9%
Mobile, AL$69,450-29.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$68,920-29.6%
Charleston, WV$68,510-30.0%
Cleveland, TN$67,840-30.7%
Decatur, AL$67,350-31.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$67,070-31.5%
Midland, MI$66,850-31.7%
Beckley, WV$65,420-33.2%
Baton Rouge, LA$65,020-33.6%
Lake Charles, LA$64,720-33.9%
Hammond, LA$61,300-37.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$60,790-37.9%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$60,000-38.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$51,920-47.0%
Puerto Rico$49,800-49.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.