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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in Washington, DC

The median speech-language pathologists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $99,960 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,888 a month.

10th percentile
$72,800
25th percentile
$77,830
Median percentile
$99,960
75th percentile
$129,700
90th percentile
$135,830

Based on 3,140 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$70,655 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,960
Federal income tax−$13,161
Social Security + Medicare−$7,647
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$8,497
Monthly take-home$5,888
Every two weeks$2,718

Does it go far here?

$91,804Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
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Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All speech-language pathologists salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia