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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

National estimates for Speech-Language Pathologists
Industry profile for Speech-Language Pathologists
Geographic profile for Speech-Language Pathologists

National estimates for Speech-Language Pathologists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Speech-Language Pathologists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
147,470	1.5 %	$ 41.26	$ 85,820	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Speech-Language Pathologists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 24.67	$ 29.79	$ 38.01	$ 48.18	$ 60.36
Annual Wage (2)	$ 51,310	$ 61,970	$ 79,060	$ 100,200	$ 125,560

Industry profile for Speech-Language Pathologists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Speech-Language Pathologists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Speech-Language Pathologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Speech-Language Pathologists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	60,920	0.75	$ 36.37	$ 75,650
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	36,220	3.72	$ 43.68	$ 90,850
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	17,290	0.31	$ 44.14	$ 91,810
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	5,030	0.36	$ 48.66	$ 101,210
Home Health Care Services	5,010	0.33	$ 53.29	$ 110,850

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Speech-Language Pathologists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	36,220	3.72	$ 43.68	$ 90,850
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	4,700	1.74	$ 46.34	$ 96,400
Educational Support Services	2,610	1.34	$ 35.47	$ 73,790
Elementary and Secondary Schools	60,920	0.75	$ 36.37	$ 75,650
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	5,030	0.36	$ 48.66	$ 101,210

Top paying industries for Speech-Language Pathologists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	410	0.02	$ 54.42	$ 113,190
Home Health Care Services	5,010	0.33	$ 53.29	$ 110,850
Individual and Family Services	3,530	0.13	$ 49.33	$ 102,610
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	5,030	0.36	$ 48.66	$ 101,210
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	500	0.06	$ 48.13	$ 100,120

Geographic profile for Speech-Language Pathologists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Speech-Language Pathologists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Speech-Language Pathologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Speech-Language Pathologists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	14,150	0.86	0.82	$ 49.35	$ 102,650
Texas	13,370	1.09	1.04	$ 39.88	$ 82,940
New York	13,150	1.52	1.45	$ 47.52	$ 98,850
Illinois	7,710	1.37	1.31	$ 39.71	$ 82,590
Florida	7,300	0.85	0.81	$ 40.56	$ 84,360

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Speech-Language Pathologists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	13,150	1.52	1.45	$ 47.52	$ 98,850
Colorado	3,740	1.43	1.36	$ 44.93	$ 93,460
New Jersey	5,440	1.41	1.35	$ 47.24	$ 98,270
Illinois	7,710	1.37	1.31	$ 39.71	$ 82,590
Vermont	380	1.35	1.29	$ 40.53	$ 84,290

Top paying states for Speech-Language Pathologists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	14,150	0.86	0.82	$ 49.35	$ 102,650
Hawaii	220	0.41	0.39	$ 48.14	$ 100,120
New York	13,150	1.52	1.45	$ 47.52	$ 98,850
New Jersey	5,440	1.41	1.35	$ 47.24	$ 98,270
District of Columbia	360	0.54	0.52	$ 47.23	$ 98,240

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Speech-Language Pathologists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	13,140	1.51	1.45	$ 50.98	$ 106,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,140	1.45	1.39	$ 41.14	$ 85,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,140	0.90	0.86	$ 48.33	$ 100,530
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,090	1.14	1.09	$ 39.83	$ 82,840
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,160	1.22	1.17	$ 43.66	$ 90,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,980	1.12	1.07	$ 43.32	$ 90,110
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,580	0.89	0.85	$ 41.30	$ 85,900
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,410	1.32	1.26	$ 38.50	$ 80,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,350	0.80	0.76	$ 46.11	$ 95,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	2,210	1.51	1.44	$ 45.19	$ 93,990

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Speech-Language Pathologists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Greenville, NC	200	2.62	2.50	$ 36.56	$ 76,050
Victoria, TX	90	2.39	2.28	$ 39.25	$ 81,630
Homosassa Springs, FL	80	2.36	2.26	$ 36.05	$ 74,990
Bay City, MI	80	2.35	2.25	$ 36.72	$ 76,370
Gadsden, AL	60	2.03	1.94	$ 34.58	$ 71,920
New Bern, NC	90	2.02	1.93	$ 33.30	$ 69,270
Lima, OH	90	1.95	1.86	$ 42.98	$ 89,390
Bismarck, ND	130	1.89	1.80	$ 34.46	$ 71,690
St. George, UT	140	1.86	1.77	$ 35.60	$ 74,050
Lubbock, TX	260	1.80	1.72	$ 34.87	$ 72,520

Top paying metropolitan areas for Speech-Language Pathologists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	1,590	0.71	0.68	$ 56.85	$ 118,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	640	0.60	0.57	$ 53.42	$ 111,120
Salinas, CA	140	0.80	0.77	$ 51.52	$ 107,160
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	110	1.23	1.17	$ 51.30	$ 106,710
Modesto, CA	300	1.68	1.61	$ 51.03	$ 106,130
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	13,140	1.51	1.45	$ 50.98	$ 106,030
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	150	0.75	0.72	$ 50.27	$ 104,550
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	800	0.81	0.77	$ 49.88	$ 103,740
Urban Honolulu, HI	180	0.46	0.44	$ 49.72	$ 103,420
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	90	0.71	0.67	$ 49.49	$ 102,940

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Speech-Language Pathologists:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	330	0.89	0.85	$ 32.19	$ 66,950
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	320	1.32	1.26	$ 34.55	$ 71,860
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	280	1.04	0.99	$ 38.86	$ 80,820
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	270	0.87	0.83	$ 34.61	$ 71,990
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	260	1.53	1.46	$ 32.71	$ 68,040

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Speech-Language Pathologists:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	170	1.83	1.74	$ 33.65	$ 69,990
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	220	1.71	1.64	$ 31.92	$ 66,390
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	150	1.68	1.61	$ 38.74	$ 80,590
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	60	1.68	1.60	$ 35.39	$ 73,600
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	110	1.64	1.56	$ 40.50	$ 84,230

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Speech-Language Pathologists:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	60	0.84	0.80	$ 51.17	$ 106,430
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	90	0.91	0.87	$ 49.51	$ 102,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50	0.54	0.51	$ 47.67	$ 99,150
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	80	0.70	0.67	$ 44.16	$ 91,860
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	80	1.37	1.31	$ 44.00	$ 91,510

About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022

What is the highest salary of a Speech Pathologist?

While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $167,000 and as low as $35,000, the majority of Speech Pathologist salaries currently range between $66,000 (25th percentile) to $121,500 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $152,500 annually across the United States.

How much does an SLP make in TN?

The average Speech and Language Pathologist salary in Tennessee is $80,018 as of September 26, 2022, but the range typically falls between $73,402 and $86,893.

How much do NC Slps make?

How much does a Speech Pathologist make in North Carolina? The average Speech Pathologist salary in North Carolina is $84,090 as of September 26, 2022, but the range typically falls between $77,090 and $91,290.

How much do Speech therapists make in Ohio?

The average salary for a speech language pathologist in Ohio is $51,500 per year. Speech language pathologist salaries in Ohio can vary between $22,000 to $83,500 and depend on various factors, including skills, experience, employer, bonuses, tips, and more. Was this helpful?