Speech-Language Pathologists salary by location
National median: $97,870 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $133,760 | +36.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $132,720 | +35.6% | 890 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $131,620 | +34.5% | 320 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $130,850 | +33.7% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $127,470 | +30.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $126,850 | +29.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $126,360 | +29.1% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $124,440 | +27.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $123,870 | +26.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $122,770 | +25.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $120,550 | +23.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $119,690 | +22.3% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $119,670 | +22.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $118,970 | +21.6% | 16,930 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $118,670 | +21.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $118,660 | +21.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $118,560 | +21.1% | 2,120 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $117,350 | +19.9% | 310 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $116,770 | +19.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Sherman, TX | metropolitan | $115,940 | +18.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $115,560 | +18.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $115,060 | +17.6% | 530 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $114,220 | +16.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $112,090 | +14.5% | 2,480 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $110,960 | +13.4% | 820 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $110,750 | +13.2% | 4,420 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $110,720 | +13.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $110,360 | +12.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $109,830 | +12.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $109,740 | +12.1% | 4,800 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $109,560 | +11.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $109,540 | +11.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $109,380 | +11.8% | 390 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $108,700 | +11.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $108,690 | +11.1% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $108,140 | +10.5% | 710 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $107,860 | +10.2% | 15,260 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $107,650 | +10.0% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $106,960 | +9.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $106,760 | +9.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $106,290 | +8.6% | 2,860 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $105,950 | +8.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $105,550 | +7.8% | 3,570 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $104,510 | +6.8% | 960 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $104,510 | +6.8% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $104,470 | +6.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Sebastian, FL | metropolitan | $104,460 | +6.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $104,440 | +6.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg, PA | metropolitan | $104,280 | +6.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $104,000 | +6.3% | 720 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $103,930 | +6.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $103,740 | +6.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Panama City, FL | metropolitan | $103,560 | +5.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $103,450 | +5.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $103,420 | +5.7% | 710 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $103,410 | +5.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $103,010 | +5.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $102,860 | +5.1% | 2,410 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $102,850 | +5.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $102,810 | +5.0% | 3,720 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $102,800 | +5.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $102,760 | +5.0% | — | 2025 |
| DE | state | $102,760 | +5.0% | 690 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $102,670 | +4.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $102,660 | +4.9% | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $102,360 | +4.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Wildwood, FL | metropolitan | $102,260 | +4.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Wheeling, WV | metropolitan | $101,750 | +4.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $101,600 | +3.8% | 780 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $101,590 | +3.8% | 2,930 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $101,580 | +3.8% | 240 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $101,560 | +3.8% | 6,840 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $101,400 | +3.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $101,310 | +3.5% | 5,290 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $101,310 | +3.5% | 430 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $101,310 | +3.5% | 740 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $101,160 | +3.4% | 1,830 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | metropolitan | $100,940 | +3.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $100,880 | +3.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $100,610 | +2.8% | 15,310 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $100,500 | +2.7% | 370 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $100,460 | +2.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lawton, OK | metropolitan | $100,420 | +2.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $100,400 | +2.6% | 3,780 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $100,170 | +2.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | metropolitan | $100,150 | +2.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $100,130 | +2.3% | 620 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $100,110 | +2.3% | 2,390 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $100,080 | +2.3% | 3,330 | 2025 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | metropolitan | $100,020 | +2.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $99,990 | +2.2% | 10,080 | 2025 |
| Texarkana, TX | metropolitan | $99,990 | +2.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $99,960 | +2.1% | 3,140 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $99,940 | +2.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $99,910 | +2.1% | 19,120 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $99,840 | +2.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $99,830 | +2.0% | 650 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $99,720 | +1.9% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | metropolitan | $99,590 | +1.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $99,540 | +1.7% | 4,800 | 2025 |