Speech-Language Pathologists salary
The median pay for speech-language pathologists in the United States is $97,870 a year. About 183,390 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $62,900
- 25th percentile
- $77,730
- Median percentile
- $97,870
- 75th percentile
- $114,570
- 90th percentile
- $134,160
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $118,970
- Colorado $110,750
- District of Columbia $109,380
- Washington $105,550
- Nevada $104,510
- Rhode Island $104,000
- Delaware $102,760
- Alaska $102,670
- Oregon $102,660
- New Jersey $101,560
- Massachusetts $101,310
- New York $100,610
- Connecticut $100,110
- Florida $99,990
- Texas $99,910
- Maryland $99,190
- New Mexico $98,690
- Arizona $97,800
- Hawaii $97,560
- Georgia $96,760
- Virginia $96,250
- Illinois $95,080
- Ohio $93,300
- Pennsylvania $92,960
- Utah $91,560
- South Carolina $90,530
- Minnesota $89,380
- Missouri $89,280
- Michigan $89,120
- Indiana $87,360
- North Carolina $86,460
- Tennessee $84,630
- Oklahoma $84,470
- Idaho $84,380
- Nebraska $84,350
- Arkansas $83,580
- Kentucky $83,550
- New Hampshire $83,040
- Wisconsin $83,000
- Maine $82,660
- Vermont $82,090
- Wyoming $82,040
- Iowa $81,050
- West Virginia $80,970
- Kansas $80,120
- Montana $78,740
- Mississippi $78,130
- North Dakota $75,240
- Alabama $73,660
- Louisiana $69,610
- South Dakota $65,680
By metro area
- El Centro, CA $133,760
- San Jose, CA $132,720
- Boulder, CO $131,620
- San Francisco, CA $130,850
- Santa Rosa, CA $127,470
- Santa Maria, CA $126,850
- Sacramento, CA $126,360
- Vallejo, CA $124,440
- Napa, CA $123,870
- Salinas, CA $122,770
- Hanford, CA $120,550
- San Diego, CA $119,690
- Pueblo, CO $119,670
- Santa Cruz, CA $118,670
- Stockton, CA $118,660
- Riverside, CA $118,560
- Bakersfield, CA $117,350
- Modesto, CA $116,770
- Sherman, TX $115,940
- San Luis Obispo, CA $115,560
- Oxnard, CA $115,060
- Merced, CA $114,220
- Denver, CO $112,090
- Fresno, CA $110,960
- Chico, CA $110,720
- Grand Junction, CO $110,360
- Yuba City, CA $109,830
- Los Angeles, CA $109,740
- Bend, OR $109,560
- Casper, WY $109,540
- Fairbanks, AK $108,700
- Seattle, WA $108,690
- Colorado Springs, CO $108,140
- New York, NY $107,860
- Portland, OR $107,650
- Naples, FL $106,960
- Visalia, CA $106,760
- Austin, TX $106,290
- Mount Vernon, WA $105,950
- Las Vegas, NV $104,510
- Albany, OR $104,470
- Sebastian, FL $104,460
- Bremerton, WA $104,440
- Gettysburg, PA $104,280
- Lancaster, PA $103,930
- Salt Lake City, UT $103,740
- Panama City, FL $103,560
- Yakima, WA $103,450
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $103,420
- Kennewick, WA $103,410
- Anchorage, AK $103,010
- Atlanta, GA $102,860
- Las Cruces, NM $102,850
- Boston, MA $102,810
- Barnstable Town, MA $102,800
- Salem, OR $102,360
- Wildwood, FL $102,260
- Wheeling, WV $101,750
- Hartford, CT $101,600
- Miami, FL $101,590
- Greenville, NC $101,580
- Olympia, WA $101,400
- Bridgeport, CT $101,310
- North Port, FL $101,310
- Baltimore, MD $101,160
- Brownsville, TX $100,940
- Lexington Park, MD $100,880
- Spokane, WA $100,500
- Bellingham, WA $100,460
- Lawton, OK $100,420
- Houston, TX $100,400
- Waterbury, CT $100,170
- Brunswick, GA $100,150
- Worcester, MA $100,130
- Philadelphia, PA $100,080
- Punta Gorda, FL $100,020
- Texarkana, TX $99,990
- Washington, DC $99,960
- Cape Coral, FL $99,940
- Chambersburg, PA $99,840
- Jacksonville, FL $99,830
- Providence, RI $99,720
- Wichita Falls, TX $99,590
- Dallas, TX $99,540
- Wenatchee, WA $99,530
- El Paso, TX $99,430
- Redding, CA $99,210
- Ocala, FL $99,200
- Homosassa Springs, FL $99,170
- Albuquerque, NM $99,160
- Greeley, CO $99,150
- Crestview, FL $99,000
- Dover, DE $98,930
- Odessa, TX $98,920
- Cleveland, OH $98,900
- Pensacola, FL $98,810
- Akron, OH $98,800
- Charleston, SC $98,790
- Longview, WA $98,710
- Huntington, WV $98,700
- Chicago, IL $98,490
- Phoenix, AZ $98,040
- Santa Fe, NM $97,960
- Cape Girardeau, MO $97,900
- Orlando, FL $97,900
- Urban Honolulu, HI $97,900
- Virginia Beach, VA $97,870
- Tyler, TX $97,860
- New Haven, CT $97,820
- Port St. Lucie, FL $97,650
- Columbia, MO $97,610
- Battle Creek, MI $97,470
- St. George, UT $97,390
- Logan, UT $97,340
- Dayton, OH $96,920
- Springfield, MA $96,880
- Rockford, IL $96,740
- Norwich, CT $96,670
- Tampa, FL $96,580
- Lafayette, IN $96,570