29 Series · SOC 29-1127
Speech-Language Pathologists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $97,870
- Median / year
- $134,160
- Top 10% earn
- +15%
- Growth '23–'33
- 183,390
- US workers
Speech-Language Pathologists earn a median of $97,870 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $97,870, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $62,900 (10th percentile) to $134,160 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 183,390 US workers. California pays the most ($118,970), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Speech-Language Pathologists earn a median of $97,870, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 82% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #39 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 15% by 2033.
- $97,870
- Median annual wage
- Top 18%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #39 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $118,970. Typical entry-level education: Master's degree.
Speech-Language Pathologists (SOC 29-1127) pays a national median of $97,870 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $62,900 at the 10th percentile to $134,160 at the 90th, with a mean of $98,170 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 183,390 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 503 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +15% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 13,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Master's degree and internship/residency of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $118,970, which is +22% above the national figure. The top metro is El Centro, CA at $133,760 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 183,390 jobs Median $97,870/yr
Median Salary
$97,870
per year
Median Hourly
$47.05/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$98,170
average
Employment
183,390
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Speech-Language Pathologists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$97,870 Top 18% higher than 82% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Speech-Language Pathologists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Speech-Language Pathologists sits on the faster-growing side at +15% growth and $97,870 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+15%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
13,300
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Master's degree
On-the-Job Training
Internship/residency
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Speech-Language Pathologists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.1
Active Listening 4.1
Critical Thinking 4.1
Social Perceptiveness 4.1
Writing 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Learning Strategies 4.0
Active Learning 3.9
Monitoring 3.9
Instructing 3.9
Knowledge Areas
English Language 4.9
Education and Training 4.2
Customer and Personal Service 4.0
Psychology 4.0
Therapy and Counseling 4.0
Administrative 3.6
Sociology and Anthropology 3.2
Medicine and Dentistry 3.1
Communications and Media 3.0
Public Safety and Security 2.9
Key Tasks
- ▸ Evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.
- ▸ Write reports and maintain proper documentation of information, such as client Medicaid or billing records or caseload activities, including the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients.
- ▸ Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
- ▸ Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.
- ▸ Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments.
- ▸ Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.
- ▸ Supervise or collaborate with therapy team.
- ▸ Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients' progress, such as individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.
- ▸ Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
- ▸ Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$62,900
25th Percentile
$77,730
Median
$97,870
75th Percentile
$114,570
90th Percentile
$134,160
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $118,970 | +22% above national |
| 2 | Colorado | $110,750 | +13% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $109,380 | +12% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $105,550 | +8% above national |
| 5 | Nevada | $104,510 | +7% above national |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $104,000 | +6% above national |
| 7 | Delaware | $102,760 | +5% above national |
| 8 | Alaska | $102,670 | +5% above national |
| 9 | Oregon | $102,660 | +5% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $101,560 | +4% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $101,310 | +4% above national |
| 12 | New York | $100,610 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Connecticut | $100,110 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Florida | $99,990 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Texas | $99,910 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Maryland | $99,190 | +1% above national |
| 17 | New Mexico | $98,690 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Arizona | $97,800 | same as national |
| 19 | Hawaii | $97,560 | same as national |
| 20 | Georgia | $96,760 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Virginia | $96,250 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Illinois | $95,080 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Ohio | $93,300 | 5% below national |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $92,960 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Utah | $91,560 | 6% below national |
| 26 | South Carolina | $90,530 | 7% below national |
| 27 | Minnesota | $89,380 | 9% below national |
| 28 | Missouri | $89,280 | 9% below national |
| 29 | Michigan | $89,120 | 9% below national |
| 30 | Indiana | $87,360 | 11% below national |
| 31 | North Carolina | $86,460 | 12% below national |
| 32 | Tennessee | $84,630 | 14% below national |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $84,470 | 14% below national |
| 34 | Idaho | $84,380 | 14% below national |
| 35 | Nebraska | $84,350 | 14% below national |
| 36 | Arkansas | $83,580 | 15% below national |
| 37 | Kentucky | $83,550 | 15% below national |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $83,040 | 15% below national |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $83,000 | 15% below national |
| 40 | Maine | $82,660 | 16% below national |
| 41 | Vermont | $82,090 | 16% below national |
| 42 | Wyoming | $82,040 | 16% below national |
| 43 | Iowa | $81,050 | 17% below national |
| 44 | West Virginia | $80,970 | 17% below national |
| 45 | Kansas | $80,120 | 18% below national |
| 46 | Montana | $78,740 | 20% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $78,130 | 20% below national |
| 48 | North Dakota | $75,240 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $73,660 | 25% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $69,610 | 29% below national |
| 51 | South Dakota | $65,680 | 33% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $49,800 | 49% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Centro, CA | $133,760 | +37% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $132,720 | +36% above national |
| 3 | Boulder, CO | $131,620 | +34% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,850 | +34% above national |
| 5 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $127,470 | +30% above national |
| 6 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $126,850 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $126,360 | +29% above national |
| 8 | Vallejo, CA | $124,440 | +27% above national |
| 9 | Napa, CA | $123,870 | +27% above national |
| 10 | Salinas, CA | $122,770 | +25% above national |
| 11 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $122,210 | +25% above national |
| 12 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $120,550 | +23% above national |
| 13 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $119,690 | +22% above national |
| 14 | Pueblo, CO | $119,670 | +22% above national |
| 15 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $118,670 | +21% above national |
| 16 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $118,660 | +21% above national |
| 17 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $118,560 | +21% above national |
| 18 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $117,350 | +20% above national |
| 19 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $117,000 | +20% above national |
| 20 | Modesto, CA | $116,770 | +19% above national |
| 21 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $115,940 | +18% above national |
| 22 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $115,560 | +18% above national |
| 23 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $115,060 | +18% above national |
| 24 | Merced, CA | $114,220 | +17% above national |
| 25 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $112,090 | +15% above national |
| 26 | Fresno, CA | $110,960 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Chico, CA | $110,720 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Grand Junction, CO | $110,360 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Yuba City, CA | $109,830 | +12% above national |
| 30 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $109,740 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Bend, OR | $109,560 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Casper, WY | $109,540 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $108,700 | +11% above national |
| 34 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $108,690 | +11% above national |
| 35 | Colorado Springs, CO | $108,140 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $108,090 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $108,010 | +10% above national |
| 38 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $107,880 | +10% above national |
| 39 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $107,860 | +10% above national |
| 40 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $107,650 | +10% above national |
| 41 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $106,960 | +9% above national |
| 42 | Visalia, CA | $106,760 | +9% above national |
| 43 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $106,290 | +9% above national |
| 44 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $105,950 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $105,780 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $105,650 | +8% above national |
| 47 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $104,660 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $104,510 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Albany, OR | $104,470 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $104,460 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $104,440 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Gettysburg, PA | $104,280 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $104,130 | +6% above national |
| 54 | Lancaster, PA | $103,930 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $103,740 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $103,560 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Yakima, WA | $103,450 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $103,420 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $103,410 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Anchorage, AK | $103,010 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $102,860 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Las Cruces, NM | $102,850 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $102,810 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Barnstable Town, MA | $102,800 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $102,760 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Salem, OR | $102,360 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $102,260 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $102,100 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $101,750 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $101,600 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $101,600 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $101,590 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Greenville, NC | $101,580 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $101,400 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $101,310 | +4% above national |
| 76 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $101,310 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $101,160 | +3% above national |
| 78 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $100,950 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $100,940 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Lexington Park, MD | $100,880 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $100,500 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Bellingham, WA | $100,460 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Lawton, OK | $100,420 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $100,420 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $100,400 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $100,170 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $100,150 | +2% above national |
| 88 | Worcester, MA | $100,130 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $100,080 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Punta Gorda, FL | $100,020 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $99,990 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $99,960 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $99,940 | +2% above national |
| 94 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $99,870 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Chambersburg, PA | $99,840 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Jacksonville, FL | $99,830 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $99,720 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Wichita Falls, TX | $99,590 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $99,540 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $99,530 | +2% above national |
| 101 | El Paso, TX | $99,430 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Redding, CA | $99,210 | +1% above national |
| 103 | Ocala, FL | $99,200 | +1% above national |
| 104 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $99,170 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Albuquerque, NM | $99,160 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Greeley, CO | $99,150 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $99,000 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Dover, DE | $98,930 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Odessa, TX | $98,920 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Cleveland, OH | $98,900 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $98,810 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Akron, OH | $98,800 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $98,790 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $98,710 | +1% above national |
| 115 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $98,700 | +1% above national |
| 116 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $98,670 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $98,490 | +1% above national |
| 118 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $98,040 | same as national |
| 119 | Santa Fe, NM | $97,960 | same as national |
| 120 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $97,900 | same as national |
| 121 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $97,900 | same as national |
| 122 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $97,900 | same as national |
| 123 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $97,870 | same as national |
| 124 | Tyler, TX | $97,860 | same as national |
| 125 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $97,850 | same as national |
| 126 | New Haven, CT | $97,820 | same as national |
| 127 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $97,650 | same as national |
| 128 | Columbia, MO | $97,610 | same as national |
| 129 | Battle Creek, MI | $97,470 | same as national |
| 130 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $97,430 | same as national |
| 131 | St. George, UT | $97,390 | same as national |
| 132 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $97,380 | 1% below national |
| 133 | Logan, UT-ID | $97,340 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $96,920 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Springfield, MA | $96,880 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Rockford, IL | $96,740 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $96,670 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $96,600 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $96,580 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $96,570 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $96,540 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Columbus, OH | $96,460 | 1% below national |
| 143 | State College, PA | $96,460 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $96,430 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $96,420 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Florence, SC | $96,390 | 2% below national |
| 147 | York-Hanover, PA | $96,380 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Laredo, TX | $96,340 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Spartanburg, SC | $96,330 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $96,260 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Gainesville, FL | $96,230 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $96,200 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Flagstaff, AZ | $96,190 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $96,190 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Richmond, VA | $96,080 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $96,060 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Winchester, VA-WV | $96,040 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Reno, NV | $96,020 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $95,960 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Victoria, TX | $95,950 | 2% below national |
| 161 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $95,930 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Salisbury, MD | $95,700 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Lebanon, PA | $95,680 | 2% below national |
| 164 | Tucson, AZ | $95,450 | 2% below national |
| 165 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $95,430 | 2% below national |
| 166 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $95,170 | 3% below national |
| 167 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $95,030 | 3% below national |
| 168 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $94,950 | 3% below national |
| 169 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $94,810 | 3% below national |
| 170 | Charlottesville, VA | $94,800 | 3% below national |
| 171 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $94,740 | 3% below national |
| 172 | Pittsfield, MA | $94,640 | 3% below national |
| 173 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $94,490 | 3% below national |
| 174 | Ann Arbor, MI | $94,370 | 4% below national |
| 175 | Tallahassee, FL | $94,320 | 4% below national |
| 176 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $94,020 | 4% below national |
| 177 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $93,890 | 4% below national |
| 178 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $93,880 | 4% below national |
| 179 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $93,880 | 4% below national |
| 180 | Rocky Mount, NC | $93,850 | 4% below national |
| 181 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $93,740 | 4% below national |
| 182 | Yuma, AZ | $93,700 | 4% below national |
| 183 | Medford, OR | $93,580 | 4% below national |
| 184 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $93,580 | 4% below national |
| 185 | Columbus, GA-AL | $93,540 | 4% below national |
| 186 | Lynchburg, VA | $93,410 | 5% below national |
| 187 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $93,370 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $93,370 | 5% below national |
| 189 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $93,370 | 5% below national |
| 190 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $93,320 | 5% below national |
| 191 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $92,970 | 5% below national |
| 192 | Reading, PA | $92,930 | 5% below national |
| 193 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $92,700 | 5% below national |
| 194 | Jackson, MI | $92,630 | 5% below national |
| 195 | Springfield, MO | $92,460 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $92,060 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Bloomington, IN | $91,950 | 6% below national |
| 198 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $91,860 | 6% below national |
| 199 | Lincoln, NE | $91,860 | 6% below national |
| 200 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $91,710 | 6% below national |
| 201 | Roanoke, VA | $91,560 | 6% below national |
| 202 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $91,540 | 6% below national |
| 203 | Farmington, NM | $91,120 | 7% below national |
| 204 | Jonesboro, AR | $91,020 | 7% below national |
| 205 | Kingston, NY | $90,980 | 7% below national |
| 206 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $90,960 | 7% below national |
| 207 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $90,930 | 7% below national |
| 208 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $90,560 | 7% below national |
| 209 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $90,330 | 8% below national |
| 210 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $90,310 | 8% below national |
| 211 | Waco, TX | $90,220 | 8% below national |
| 212 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $90,180 | 8% below national |
| 213 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $90,000 | 8% below national |
| 214 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $89,860 | 8% below national |
| 215 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $89,650 | 8% below national |
| 216 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $89,640 | 8% below national |
| 217 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $89,200 | 9% below national |
| 218 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $89,160 | 9% below national |
| 219 | Toledo, OH | $89,010 | 9% below national |
| 220 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $88,610 | 9% below national |
| 221 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $88,610 | 9% below national |
| 222 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $88,610 | 9% below national |
| 223 | Vineland, NJ | $88,410 | 10% below national |
| 224 | Oklahoma City, OK | $88,250 | 10% below national |
| 225 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $88,230 | 10% below national |
| 226 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $88,200 | 10% below national |
| 227 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $88,190 | 10% below national |
| 228 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $88,060 | 10% below national |
| 229 | Columbia, SC | $87,820 | 10% below national |
| 230 | Corpus Christi, TX | $87,570 | 11% below national |
| 231 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $87,470 | 11% below national |
| 232 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $87,400 | 11% below national |
| 233 | Saginaw, MI | $87,360 | 11% below national |
| 234 | Traverse City, MI | $87,160 | 11% below national |
| 235 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $87,150 | 11% below national |
| 236 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $87,120 | 11% below national |
| 237 | Twin Falls, ID | $86,950 | 11% below national |
| 238 | Madison, WI | $86,890 | 11% below national |
| 239 | Terre Haute, IN | $86,780 | 11% below national |
| 240 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $86,680 | 11% below national |
| 241 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $86,550 | 12% below national |
| 242 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $86,480 | 12% below national |
| 243 | Altoona, PA | $86,470 | 12% below national |
| 244 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $86,410 | 12% below national |
| 245 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $86,410 | 12% below national |
| 246 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $86,380 | 12% below national |
| 247 | Grand Island, NE | $86,270 | 12% below national |
| 248 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $86,200 | 12% below national |
| 249 | Longview, TX | $86,180 | 12% below national |
| 250 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $86,140 | 12% below national |
| 251 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $86,120 | 12% below national |
| 252 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $86,120 | 12% below national |
| 253 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $86,120 | 12% below national |
| 254 | Minot, ND | $85,920 | 12% below national |
| 255 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $85,920 | 12% below national |
| 256 | Winston-Salem, NC | $85,890 | 12% below national |
| 257 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $85,770 | 12% below national |
| 258 | Morristown, TN | $85,750 | 12% below national |
| 259 | Williamsport, PA | $85,630 | 13% below national |
| 260 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $85,580 | 13% below national |
| 261 | Rome, GA | $85,440 | 13% below national |
| 262 | Flint, MI | $85,260 | 13% below national |
| 263 | Evansville, IN | $85,220 | 13% below national |
| 264 | Amarillo, TX | $85,160 | 13% below national |
| 265 | Lawrence, KS | $85,130 | 13% below national |
| 266 | Syracuse, NY | $85,120 | 13% below national |
| 267 | Asheville, NC | $85,040 | 13% below national |
| 268 | St. Cloud, MN | $85,040 | 13% below national |
| 269 | Dubuque, IA | $85,030 | 13% below national |
| 270 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $84,880 | 13% below national |
| 271 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $84,780 | 13% below national |
| 272 | Binghamton, NY | $84,460 | 14% below national |
| 273 | Boise City, ID | $84,380 | 14% below national |
| 274 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $84,360 | 14% below national |
| 275 | Bloomington, IL | $84,330 | 14% below national |
| 276 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $84,290 | 14% below national |
| 277 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $84,220 | 14% below national |
| 278 | Erie, PA | $84,190 | 14% below national |
| 279 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $84,080 | 14% below national |
| 280 | Johnstown, PA | $84,070 | 14% below national |
| 281 | Tulsa, OK | $83,970 | 14% below national |
| 282 | Mankato, MN | $83,920 | 14% below national |
| 283 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $83,880 | 14% below national |
| 284 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $83,870 | 14% below national |
| 285 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $83,780 | 14% below national |
| 286 | Jefferson City, MO | $83,740 | 14% below national |
| 287 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $83,680 | 14% below national |
| 288 | Billings, MT | $83,620 | 15% below national |
| 289 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $83,560 | 15% below national |
| 290 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $83,460 | 15% below national |
| 291 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $83,430 | 15% below national |
| 292 | Savannah, GA | $83,390 | 15% below national |
| 293 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $83,380 | 15% below national |
| 294 | Niles, MI | $83,370 | 15% below national |
| 295 | Fort Wayne, IN | $83,200 | 15% below national |
| 296 | Ames, IA | $83,170 | 15% below national |
| 297 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $83,170 | 15% below national |
| 298 | Rochester, MN | $83,140 | 15% below national |
| 299 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $83,070 | 15% below national |
| 300 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $82,990 | 15% below national |
| 301 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $82,980 | 15% below national |
| 302 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $82,950 | 15% below national |
| 303 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $82,890 | 15% below national |
| 304 | Bowling Green, KY | $82,870 | 15% below national |
| 305 | Omaha, NE-IA | $82,650 | 16% below national |
| 306 | Ogden, UT | $82,640 | 16% below national |
| 307 | Utica-Rome, NY | $82,640 | 16% below national |
| 308 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $82,580 | 16% below national |
| 309 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $82,570 | 16% below national |
| 310 | Monroe, MI | $82,540 | 16% below national |
| 311 | Warner Robins, GA | $82,500 | 16% below national |
| 312 | Wilmington, NC | $82,410 | 16% below national |
| 313 | Springfield, IL | $82,280 | 16% below national |
| 314 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $82,280 | 16% below national |
| 315 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $82,240 | 16% below national |
| 316 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $82,160 | 16% below national |
| 317 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $82,110 | 16% below national |
| 318 | Appleton, WI | $82,060 | 16% below national |
| 319 | Peoria, IL | $82,060 | 16% below national |
| 320 | Johnson City, TN | $82,050 | 16% below national |
| 321 | Springfield, OH | $82,030 | 16% below national |
| 322 | Sandusky, OH | $82,020 | 16% below national |
| 323 | Duluth, MN-WI | $82,000 | 16% below national |
| 324 | Jackson, TN | $82,000 | 16% below national |
| 325 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $81,940 | 16% below national |
| 326 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $81,930 | 16% below national |
| 327 | Fayetteville, NC | $81,910 | 16% below national |
| 328 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $81,910 | 16% below national |
| 329 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $81,900 | 16% below national |
| 330 | Pittsburgh, PA | $81,810 | 16% below national |
| 331 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $81,790 | 16% below national |
| 332 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $81,780 | 16% below national |
| 333 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $81,770 | 16% below national |
| 334 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $81,720 | 17% below national |
| 335 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $81,690 | 17% below national |
| 336 | Fond du Lac, WI | $81,670 | 17% below national |
| 337 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $81,650 | 17% below national |
| 338 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $81,640 | 17% below national |
| 339 | Decatur, IL | $81,600 | 17% below national |
| 340 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $81,590 | 17% below national |
| 341 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $81,500 | 17% below national |
| 342 | Ithaca, NY | $81,450 | 17% below national |
| 343 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $81,400 | 17% below national |
| 344 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $81,380 | 17% below national |
| 345 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $81,320 | 17% below national |
| 346 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,310 | 17% below national |
| 347 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $81,300 | 17% below national |
| 348 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $81,290 | 17% below national |
| 349 | Owensboro, KY | $81,270 | 17% below national |
| 350 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $81,250 | 17% below national |
| 351 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $81,180 | 17% below national |
| 352 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $81,180 | 17% below national |
| 353 | Glens Falls, NY | $81,120 | 17% below national |
| 354 | Midland, TX | $81,100 | 17% below national |
| 355 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $81,050 | 17% below national |
| 356 | Joplin, MO-KS | $81,040 | 17% below national |
| 357 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $81,040 | 17% below national |
| 358 | Abilene, TX | $80,870 | 17% below national |
| 359 | Muncie, IN | $80,860 | 17% below national |
| 360 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $80,820 | 17% below national |
| 361 | Green Bay, WI | $80,810 | 17% below national |
| 362 | Lima, OH | $80,810 | 17% below national |
| 363 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $80,760 | 17% below national |
| 364 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $80,740 | 18% below national |
| 365 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $80,740 | 18% below national |
| 366 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $80,670 | 18% below national |
| 367 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $80,510 | 18% below national |
| 368 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $80,450 | 18% below national |
| 369 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $80,370 | 18% below national |
| 370 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $80,230 | 18% below national |
| 371 | Rochester, NY | $80,220 | 18% below national |
| 372 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $80,110 | 18% below national |
| 373 | Great Falls, MT | $80,110 | 18% below national |
| 374 | Gadsden, AL | $80,070 | 18% below national |
| 375 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $79,950 | 18% below national |
| 376 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $79,940 | 18% below national |
| 377 | Harrisonburg, VA | $79,720 | 19% below national |
| 378 | Lubbock, TX | $79,570 | 19% below national |
| 379 | Bay City, MI | $79,540 | 19% below national |
| 380 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $79,460 | 19% below national |
| 381 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $79,420 | 19% below national |
| 382 | Helena, MT | $79,410 | 19% below national |
| 383 | Elizabethtown, KY | $79,380 | 19% below national |
| 384 | Albany, GA | $79,360 | 19% below national |
| 385 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $79,300 | 19% below national |
| 386 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $79,250 | 19% below national |
| 387 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $79,240 | 19% below national |
| 388 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $79,210 | 19% below national |
| 389 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $79,160 | 19% below national |
| 390 | Idaho Falls, ID | $79,080 | 19% below national |
| 391 | Hot Springs, AR | $79,060 | 19% below national |
| 392 | Topeka, KS | $78,970 | 19% below national |
| 393 | Iowa City, IA | $78,960 | 19% below national |
| 394 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $78,940 | 19% below national |
| 395 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $78,920 | 19% below national |
| 396 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $78,900 | 19% below national |
| 397 | San Angelo, TX | $78,880 | 19% below national |
| 398 | Sheboygan, WI | $78,880 | 19% below national |
| 399 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $78,870 | 19% below national |
| 400 | Monroe, LA | $78,860 | 19% below national |
| 401 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $78,830 | 19% below national |
| 402 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $78,770 | 20% below national |
| 403 | Jackson, MS | $78,670 | 20% below national |
| 404 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $78,610 | 20% below national |
| 405 | Kenosha, WI | $78,560 | 20% below national |
| 406 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $78,500 | 20% below national |
| 407 | Wichita, KS | $78,390 | 20% below national |
| 408 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $78,320 | 20% below national |
| 409 | Jacksonville, NC | $78,300 | 20% below national |
| 410 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $78,300 | 20% below national |
| 411 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $78,170 | 20% below national |
| 412 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $78,150 | 20% below national |
| 413 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $78,130 | 20% below national |
| 414 | Knoxville, TN | $78,060 | 20% below national |
| 415 | Wausau, WI | $78,030 | 20% below national |
| 416 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $78,000 | 20% below national |
| 417 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $77,870 | 20% below national |
| 418 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $77,850 | 20% below national |
| 419 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $77,820 | 20% below national |
| 420 | Mansfield, OH | $77,570 | 21% below national |
| 421 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $77,550 | 21% below national |
| 422 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $77,530 | 21% below national |
| 423 | Burlington, NC | $77,450 | 21% below national |
| 424 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $77,420 | 21% below national |
| 425 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $77,410 | 21% below national |
| 426 | Kankakee, IL | $77,210 | 21% below national |
| 427 | Bangor, ME | $77,160 | 21% below national |
| 428 | Alexandria, LA | $77,080 | 21% below national |
| 429 | Manhattan, KS | $77,050 | 21% below national |
| 430 | Gainesville, GA | $76,980 | 21% below national |
| 431 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $76,970 | 21% below national |
| 432 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $76,830 | 21% below national |
| 433 | Bismarck, ND | $76,770 | 22% below national |
| 434 | Cheyenne, WY | $76,760 | 22% below national |
| 435 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $76,690 | 22% below national |
| 436 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $76,660 | 22% below national |
| 437 | Fargo, ND-MN | $76,640 | 22% below national |
| 438 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $76,630 | 22% below national |
| 439 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $76,470 | 22% below national |
| 440 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $76,440 | 22% below national |
| 441 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $76,350 | 22% below national |
| 442 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $76,290 | 22% below national |
| 443 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $76,260 | 22% below national |
| 444 | Pocatello, ID | $76,140 | 22% below national |
| 445 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $76,140 | 22% below national |
| 446 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $76,010 | 22% below national |
| 447 | Eau Claire, WI | $75,840 | 23% below national |
| 448 | Birmingham, AL | $75,750 | 23% below national |
| 449 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $75,700 | 23% below national |
| 450 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $75,560 | 23% below national |
| 451 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $75,330 | 23% below national |
| 452 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $75,290 | 23% below national |
| 453 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $75,170 | 23% below national |
| 454 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $75,070 | 23% below national |
| 455 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $74,990 | 23% below national |
| 456 | Huntsville, AL | $74,680 | 24% below national |
| 457 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $74,620 | 24% below national |
| 458 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $74,480 | 24% below national |
| 459 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $74,370 | 24% below national |
| 460 | Missoula, MT | $74,160 | 24% below national |
| 461 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $74,150 | 24% below national |
| 462 | Hattiesburg, MS | $74,140 | 24% below national |
| 463 | Paducah, KY-IL | $73,900 | 24% below national |
| 464 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $73,810 | 25% below national |
| 465 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $72,990 | 25% below national |
| 466 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $72,870 | 26% below national |
| 467 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $72,760 | 26% below national |
| 468 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $72,730 | 26% below national |
| 469 | Rapid City, SD | $71,690 | 27% below national |
| 470 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $71,200 | 27% below national |
| 471 | Morgantown, WV | $70,940 | 28% below national |
| 472 | Valdosta, GA | $70,870 | 28% below national |
| 473 | Montgomery, AL | $70,810 | 28% below national |
| 474 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $70,630 | 28% below national |
| 475 | Dothan, AL | $69,870 | 29% below national |
| 476 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $69,860 | 29% below national |
| 477 | Lafayette, LA | $69,610 | 29% below national |
| 478 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $69,490 | 29% below national |
| 479 | Mobile, AL | $69,450 | 29% below national |
| 480 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $69,090 | 29% below national |
| 481 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $68,920 | 30% below national |
| 482 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $68,890 | 30% below national |
| 483 | Charleston, WV | $68,510 | 30% below national |
| 484 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $68,270 | 30% below national |
| 485 | Cleveland, TN | $67,840 | 31% below national |
| 486 | Decatur, AL | $67,350 | 31% below national |
| 487 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $67,070 | 31% below national |
| 488 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $66,900 | 32% below national |
| 489 | Midland, MI | $66,850 | 32% below national |
| 490 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $66,320 | 32% below national |
| 491 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $65,800 | 33% below national |
| 492 | Beckley, WV | $65,420 | 33% below national |
| 493 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $65,290 | 33% below national |
| 494 | Baton Rouge, LA | $65,020 | 34% below national |
| 495 | Lake Charles, LA | $64,720 | 34% below national |
| 496 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $64,610 | 34% below national |
| 497 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $64,010 | 35% below national |
| 498 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $62,400 | 36% below national |
| 499 | Hammond, LA | $61,300 | 37% below national |
| 500 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $60,790 | 38% below national |
| 501 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,230 | 38% below national |
| 502 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $60,000 | 39% below national |
| 503 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $51,920 | 47% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Speech-Language Pathologists make? ▼
The median annual salary for Speech-Language Pathologists is $97,870 ($47.05/hour). The salary range spans from $62,900 at the 10th percentile to $134,160 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Speech-Language Pathologists the most? ▼
California pays the highest median salary for Speech-Language Pathologists at $118,970/year, which is +22% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Speech-Language Pathologists? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Speech-Language Pathologists is Master's degree. On-the-job training: Internship/residency.
How dangerous is being a Speech-Language Pathologists? ▼
Speech-Language Pathologists has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.7 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Speech-Language Pathologists a good career? ▼
Employment for Speech-Language Pathologists is projected to grow 15% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than average. About 13,300 openings are projected each year.
How does Speech-Language Pathologists pay vary by state? ▼
Speech-Language Pathologists salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is California at $118,970/year, while North Dakota pays the least at $75,240/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Speech-Language Pathologists? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Speech-Language Pathologists is El Centro, CA at $133,760/year. BLS reports wage data for 503 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Speech-Language Pathologists pay figures in a real decision
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