Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
29-1127 Speech-Language Pathologists
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 154,360 |
1.6 % |
$39.43 |
$82,000 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$23.96 |
$29.78 |
$38.04 |
$47.78 |
$58.30 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$49,840 |
$61,940 |
$79,120 |
$99,380 |
$121,260 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
59,310 |
0.69 |
$35.58 |
$74,010 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
37,950 |
3.97 |
$41.36 |
$86,020 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
16,980 |
0.30 |
$41.42 |
$86,160 |
| Home Health Care Services |
7,070 |
0.47 |
$41.80 |
$86,930 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
6,250 |
0.39 |
$45.88 |
$95,420 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
37,950 |
3.97 |
$41.36 |
$86,020 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
4,030 |
1.52 |
$41.49 |
$86,290 |
| Educational Support Services |
2,280 |
1.16 |
$35.83 |
$74,520 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
59,310 |
0.69 |
$35.58 |
$74,010 |
| Home Health Care Services |
7,070 |
0.47 |
$41.80 |
$86,930 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
14,980 |
0.86 |
0.82 |
$44.59 |
$92,740 |
| Texas |
14,820 |
1.19 |
1.13 |
$35.61 |
$74,060 |
| New York |
13,130 |
1.38 |
1.31 |
$46.52 |
$96,770 |
| Florida |
9,120 |
1.04 |
0.99 |
$38.58 |
$80,250 |
| Illinois |
7,510 |
1.25 |
1.19 |
$37.97 |
$78,980 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Arkansas |
1,990 |
1.63 |
1.55 |
$35.75 |
$74,360 |
| Colorado |
3,980 |
1.49 |
1.41 |
$44.51 |
$92,580 |
| New Jersey |
5,750 |
1.41 |
1.34 |
$46.02 |
$95,710 |
| New York |
13,130 |
1.38 |
1.31 |
$46.52 |
$96,770 |
| Delaware |
630 |
1.38 |
1.32 |
$40.24 |
$83,690 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
13,240 |
1.37 |
1.30 |
$50.09 |
$104,180 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,070 |
1.30 |
1.24 |
$39.19 |
$81,510 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,050 |
0.97 |
0.92 |
$43.49 |
$90,460 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,980 |
1.36 |
1.30 |
$33.61 |
$69,910 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,110 |
1.11 |
1.06 |
$41.52 |
$86,370 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,030 |
1.05 |
1.00 |
$39.46 |
$82,070 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,560 |
0.84 |
0.80 |
$35.06 |
$72,930 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,500 |
0.79 |
0.75 |
$43.80 |
$91,100 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,430 |
0.92 |
0.87 |
$42.10 |
$87,580 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,270 |
1.15 |
1.10 |
$38.52 |
$80,130 |
United States Department of Labor
