• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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.

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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)
172,100	1.1 %	$ 44.53	$ 92,630	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Speech-Language Pathologists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 27.84	$ 34.20	$ 42.93	$ 51.79	$ 62.47
Annual Wage (2)	$ 57,910	$ 71,140	$ 89,290	$ 107,710	$ 129,930

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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	67,640	0.79	$ 40.25	$ 83,720
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	42,750	3.75	$ 46.41	$ 96,540
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	19,290	0.34	$ 47.50	$ 98,790
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	5,770	0.42	$ 52.23	$ 108,640
Home Health Care Services	5,660	0.35	$ 58.37	$ 121,410

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	42,750	3.75	$ 46.41	$ 96,540
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	5,570	1.95	$ 50.88	$ 105,830
Elementary and Secondary Schools	67,640	0.79	$ 40.25	$ 83,720
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	5,770	0.42	$ 52.23	$ 108,640
Home Health Care Services	5,660	0.35	$ 58.37	$ 121,410

Top paying industries for Speech-Language Pathologists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Civic and Social Organizations	(8)	(8)	$ 62.80	$ 130,620
Home Health Care Services	5,660	0.35	$ 58.37	$ 121,410
Management of Companies and Enterprises	670	0.02	$ 53.90	$ 112,110
Child Care Services	1,240	0.13	$ 52.46	$ 109,110
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	5,770	0.42	$ 52.23	$ 108,640

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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)
Texas	18,790	1.39	1.22	$ 43.77	$ 91,030
California	17,270	0.96	0.85	$ 53.86	$ 112,030
New York	16,610	1.77	1.56	$ 47.23	$ 98,240
Illinois	8,260	1.37	1.21	$ 42.27	$ 87,910
Florida	7,850	0.82	0.72	$ 44.60	$ 92,770

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	16,610	1.77	1.56	$ 47.23	$ 98,240
Arkansas	2,230	1.75	1.55	$ 40.42	$ 84,060
Vermont	480	1.59	1.40	$ 37.26	$ 77,500
Louisiana	2,790	1.51	1.33	$ 35.77	$ 74,390
North Dakota	610	1.47	1.30	$ 35.05	$ 72,900

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	17,270	0.96	0.85	$ 53.86	$ 112,030
District of Columbia	420	0.60	0.53	$ 53.42	$ 111,110
Colorado	4,070	1.44	1.27	$ 51.82	$ 107,780
Hawaii	130	0.21	0.19	$ 51.34	$ 106,790
New Jersey	5,940	1.41	1.25	$ 49.43	$ 102,820

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	16,780	1.77	1.56	$ 50.09	$ 104,190
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,490	1.44	1.27	$ 43.62	$ 90,740
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	5,080	1.28	1.13	$ 43.75	$ 91,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,750	0.77	0.68	$ 53.44	$ 111,140
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	4,210	1.32	1.17	$ 44.98	$ 93,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,540	1.25	1.10	$ 45.27	$ 94,170
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,400	1.23	1.09	$ 47.36	$ 98,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,520	1.04	0.92	$ 59.54	$ 123,830
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2,500	1.09	0.96	$ 48.29	$ 100,450
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,370	0.77	0.68	$ 50.16	$ 104,320

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	280	3.57	3.15	$ 42.06	$ 87,480
Jonesboro, AR	180	2.99	2.64	$ 42.36	$ 88,110
Homosassa Springs, FL	100	2.79	2.46	$ 42.98	$ 89,400
Monroe, LA	200	2.64	2.33	$ 33.61	$ 69,900
Victoria, TX	100	2.49	2.20	$ 43.74	$ 90,990
Abilene, TX	180	2.46	2.17	$ 37.62	$ 78,260
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	830	2.41	2.13	$ 42.01	$ 87,390
Texarkana, TX-AR	130	2.38	2.10	$ 42.90	$ 89,230
Colorado Springs, CO	720	2.32	2.04	$ 50.06	$ 104,110
Bismarck, ND	160	2.28	2.02	$ 35.78	$ 74,430