Speech-Language Pathologists Salary Data
Compare speech-language pathologists pay across 332 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Speech-Language Pathologists
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Speech-Language Pathologists
States ranked by average salary across 332 cities.
Speech-Language Pathologists salaries by city
Speech-Language Pathologists pay across 50 states and 357 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL12 cities
AZ6 cities
CA25 cities
- El Centro$133,760
- San Jose$132,720
- San Francisco$130,850
- Santa Rosa$127,470
- Santa Maria$126,850
- Sacramento$126,360
- Vallejo$124,440
- Napa$123,870
- Salinas$122,770
- Hanford$120,550
- San Diego$119,690
- Santa Cruz$118,670
- Stockton$118,660
- Riverside$118,560
- Bakersfield$117,350
- Modesto$116,770
- San Luis Obispo$115,560
- Oxnard$115,060
- Merced$114,220
- Fresno$110,960
- Chico$110,720
- Yuba City$109,830
- Los Angeles$109,740
- Visalia$106,760
- Redding$99,210
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL20 cities
- Naples$106,960
- Sebastian$104,460
- Panama City$103,560
- Wildwood$102,260
- Miami$101,590
- North Port$101,310
- Punta Gorda$100,020
- Cape Coral$99,940
- Jacksonville$99,830
- Ocala$99,200
- Homosassa Springs$99,170
- Crestview$99,000
- Pensacola$98,810
- Orlando$97,900
- Tampa$96,580
- Gainesville$96,230
- Deltona$94,950
- Tallahassee$94,320
- Lakeland$86,550
- Palm Bay$60,000
GA12 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN10 cities
LA10 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC14 cities
NH1 cities
NV2 cities
NY11 cities
OH12 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC7 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX25 cities
- Sherman$115,940
- Austin$106,290
- Brownsville$100,940
- Houston$100,400
- Texarkana$99,990
- Wichita Falls$99,590
- Dallas$99,540
- El Paso$99,430
- Odessa$98,920
- Tyler$97,860
- Laredo$96,340
- Victoria$95,950
- San Antonio$92,700
- Beaumont$91,860
- Killeen$90,310
- Waco$90,220
- McAllen$89,860
- Corpus Christi$87,570
- Longview$86,180
- Amarillo$85,160
- Midland$81,100
- Abilene$80,870
- College Station$79,940
- Lubbock$79,570
- San Angelo$78,880
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA10 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Speech-Language Pathologists earn a national median of $90,733, based on data from 332 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is CA at $118,856 average.
Worth knowing: Skilled nursing facilities and home health pay the most for SLPs. School-based jobs pay less but offer better work-life balance and loan forgiveness options through public service programs.