Hourly Wage for Speech and Language Pathologist Salary in the United States

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The salary of a Speech and Language Pathologist in the United States varies depending on several factors, including experience, location, education level, marketing trend and company sizes.

Hourly Wage for Speech and Language Pathologist Salary

What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Speech and Language Pathologist?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Speech and Language Pathologist in the United States is $47. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Speech and Language Pathologist in the US can go up to $52 and the lowest down to $40, but most earn between $43 and $50. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Speech and Language Pathologist in the United States.

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Speech and Language Pathologist Salaries by Percentile
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75th Percentile $50 $4 $1 $0
Average $47 $4 $1 $0
25th Percentile $43 $4 $1 $0
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What is the yearly and monthly salary as a Speech and Language Pathologist?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary is $97,217 (range: $84,037 to $108,647); the average monthly salary is $8,101 (range: $7,003 to $9,054).

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$90,318
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$97,217/year
$103,200
$7,527
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$8,101/month
$8,600
$1,737
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$1,870/week
$1,985
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$47/hour
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Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage
75th Percentile $103,200 $8,600 $1,985 $50
Average $97,217 $8,101 $1,870 $47
25th Percentile $90,318 $7,527 $1,737 $43

How Does Experience Level Affect a Speech and Language Pathologist's Salary?

As of April 01, 2025, Salary.com is seeing that an entry-level Speech and Language Pathologist with under 1 year experience makes about $95,467. With less than 2 years of experience, a mid-level Speech and Language Pathologist makes around $97,217. After 2-4 years, the Speech and Language Pathologist pay rises to about $99,896. Those senior Speech and Language Pathologist with 5-8 years of experience earn roughly $100,164, and those Speech and Language Pathologist having 8 years or more experience is expected to earn about $100,610 on average.

Levels Salary
Entry Level Speech and Language Pathologist $95,467
Intermediate Level Speech and Language Pathologist $97,217
Senior Level Speech and Language Pathologist $99,896
Specialist Level Speech and Language Pathologist $100,164
Expert Level Speech and Language Pathologist $100,610
$95,467 0 yr
$97,217 < 2 yrs
$99,896 2-4 yrs
$100,164 5-8 yrs
$100,610 > 8 yrs
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Entry Level 2%
Mid Level 0%
Senior Level 3%
Top Level 3%
Experienced 3%
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How much does salary of Speech and Language Pathologist vary from state to state?

Salaries in the United States can vary significantly from state to state due to a multitude of factors, including cost of living, local economic conditions, and industry presence.

For example, as of April 01, 2025, the average yearly salary of Speech and Language Pathologist is $107,230 in California and in Massachusetts, the average annual salary goes to $105,801. While in New Jersey, a Speech and Language Pathologist earns $105,374 per year.

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How much does salary of Speech and Language Pathologist vary from city to city?

Salaries in the United States can vary significantly from city to city due to a multitude of factors, including cost of living, local economic conditions, and industry presence.

For example, as of April 01, 2025, the average yearly salary of Speech and Language Pathologist in San Francisco, CA is $121,414 and in New York, NY, the average annual salary goes to $112,665. While a Speech and Language Pathologist earns $108,426 per year in Boston, MA.

What is the salary trend of Speech and Language Pathologist?

For those exploring the changing dynamics of Speech and Language Pathologist salaries, Salary.com offers detailed insights through our Job Trending in CA Labor Market analysis. As of April 01, 2025, our research highlights a notable shift in Speech and Language Pathologist compensation over the past six years. For instance, the median salary has moved from $112,260 in 2023 to about $113,619 in 2024 (for a comprehensive analysis of Speech and Language Pathologist salary trends, click here). It's crucial to consider several elements, including geographical location, experience level, industry demand, and economic development, as they play a significant role in influencing salary variations.

Average Annual Salary of Speech and Language Pathologist Over Time

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Speech and Language Pathologist Salary by Year

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2023 $112,260
2024 $113,619
2025 $111,827
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Speech and Language Pathologist Bonus and Incentive Rates

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Base Salary 72.7%
Bonuses 0.0%
Social Security 5.6%
401k/403b 3.6%
Disability 1.2%
Healthcare 4.8%
Pension 3.1%
Time Off 9.2%

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Core Compensation
Core Compensation Median % of Total
Base Salary $97,217 72.7%
Bonus $0 0.0%
Value of Benefits
Core Compensation Median % of Total
Social Security $7,437 5.6%
401K/403B $4,764 3.6%
Disability $1,555 1.2%
Healthcare $6,371 4.8%
Pension $4,083 3.1%
Time Off $12,339 9.2%
Total Compensation $133,766 100%
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What are the salaries of a Speech and Language Pathologist with different levels of education?

Salaries for Speech and Language Pathologist with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

According to our 100% employer reported salary sources the median salary for a Speech and Language Pathologist with a Master's Degree or MBA is $89,819 - $94,788. Please try our salary wizard to explore how other factors like location, Years of experience and number of direct reports can impact your base pay and bonus.

Speech and Language Pathologist Salaries by Degree Level

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Typical Education for Speech and Language Pathologist
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 0.2%
High School 0.1%
Associates 0.5%
Bachelors 4.8%
Masters 92.3%
Doctorate 2.1%
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Typical Education for Speech and Language Pathologist
No Diploma 0.2%
High School 0.1%
Associates 0.5%
Bachelors 4.8%
Masters 92.3%
Doctorate 2.1%
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Speech and Language Pathologist Salaries by Degree Level

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FAQ about Speech and Language Pathologist

1. What are the responsibilities of Speech and Language Pathologist?

Assesses and treats speech and language disorders and impairments. Conducts evaluations of an individual's speech and language skills using applicable diagnostic materials and tools. Develops treatment plans that utilize appropriate intervention approaches, strategies, and materials. Establishes treatment priorities that include advising, educating, and counseling. Completes required documentation to record assessment and progress. Collaborates with physicians, family members, and other clinical providers to provide effective therapies. May direct support staff in assisting with treatment. Requires a master's degree in speech pathology. Requires Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP). Requires State License based on Clinical Specialty. Typically reports to a manager. Years of experience may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement.

2. What are the skills of Speech and Language Pathologist

Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Commitment: An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.

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Rehabilitation Services: Rehabilitation services is a special healthcare service that help a person regain physical, mental, and/or cognitive (thinking and learning) abilities that have been lost or impaired as a result of disease, injury, or treatment.

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Infection Control: Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical (rather than academic) sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential, though often underrecognized and undersupported, part of the infrastructure of health care. Infection control and hospital epidemiology are akin to public health practice, practiced within the confines of a particular health-care delivery system rather than directed at society as a whole. Anti-infective agents include antibiotics, antibacterials, antifungals, antivirals and antiprotozoals. Infection control addresses factors related to the spread of infections within the healthcare setting (whether patient-to-patient, from patients to staff and from staff to patients, or among-staff), including prevention (via hand hygiene/hand washing, cleaning/disinfection/sterilization, vaccination, surveillance), monitoring/investigation of demonstrated or suspected spread of infection within a particular health-care setting (surveillance and outbreak investigation), and management (interruption of outbreaks). It is on this basis that the common title being adopted within health care is "infection prevention and control."

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3. $47 hourly is how much per year?

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