Where Speech-Language Pathologists Pays Above the National Average

$95,410
National Median Salary
19
States Pay Above Average
34
Industries Pay Above Average

States Where Speech-Language Pathologists Earns a Premium

These 19 states pay Speech-Language Pathologistss above the national median of $95,410.

Rank State Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 California $116,000 +21.6% 14,680
2 New York $108,870 +14.1% 16,250
3 Hawaii $108,230 +13.4% 130
4 Colorado $108,070 +13.3% 4,260
5 District of Columbia $106,950 +12.1% 410
6 New Mexico $104,910 +10.0% 1,040
7 Oregon $104,230 +9.2% 1,750
8 Washington $102,450 +7.4% 3,170
9 Massachusetts $101,790 +6.7% 5,000
10 New Jersey $101,600 +6.5% 7,660
11 Delaware $101,030 +5.9%
12 Nevada $100,840 +5.7% 1,170
13 Rhode Island $100,680 +5.5% 810
14 Maryland $100,560 +5.4% 3,720
15 Connecticut $100,550 +5.4% 2,160
16 Alaska $100,180 +5.0% 330
17 Georgia $99,100 +3.9% 4,190
18 Florida $97,150 +1.8% 8,990
19 Arizona $95,990 +0.6% 2,830

Industries Where Speech-Language Pathologists Earns a Premium

These 34 industries pay Speech-Language Pathologistss above the national median.

Rank Industry Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 Social Advocacy Organizations $133,900 +40.3% 40
2 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $120,260 +26.0%
3 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $119,000 +24.7% 260
4 Home Health Care Services $117,740 +23.4% 5,600
5 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $114,050 +19.5% 900
6 Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) $110,990 +16.3% 2,370
7 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $110,020 +15.3%
8 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $107,870 +13.1% 6,780
9 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $106,500 +11.6% 8,260
10 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $105,500 +10.6% 90
11 Elementary and Secondary Schools $105,210 +10.3% 250
12 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $104,970 +10.0% 830
13 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $103,730 +8.7% 5,090
14 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $103,510 +8.5% 4,810
15 Hospitals $102,100 +7.0% 1,090
16 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $102,100 +7.0% 790
17 Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) $102,070 +7.0% 4,120
18 Hospitals $101,560 +6.4% 24,910
19 Hospitals $101,560 +6.4% 21,940
20 Educational Support Services $101,510 +6.4% 2,520
21 Administrative and Support Services $101,190 +6.1% 2,990
22 Employment Services $101,070 +5.9% 2,920
23 Hospitals $101,040 +5.9% 1,890
24 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $101,010 +5.9% 19,700
25 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $100,990 +5.8% 17,030
26 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $100,930 +5.8% 1,880
27 Other Schools and Instruction $100,460 +5.3% 60
28 Ambulatory Health Care Services $100,350 +5.2% 57,390
29 Temporary Help Services $100,140 +5.0% 2,760
30 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $98,660 +3.4% 48,250
31 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $98,470 +3.2% 47,050
32 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $98,110 +2.8% 130
33 Outpatient Care Centers $97,980 +2.7% 1,820
34 Offices of Physicians $97,100 +1.8% 1,680