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Speech-Language Pathologists — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$95,410

Highest

$116,000

California

Lowest

$63,180

South Dakota

Total Employment

178,170

Salary by State

#StateMedian Salary
1California$116,000
2New York$108,870
3Hawaii$108,230
4Colorado$108,070
5District of Columbia$106,950
6New Mexico$104,910
7Oregon$104,230
8Washington$102,450
9Massachusetts$101,790
10New Jersey$101,600
11Delaware$101,030
12Nevada$100,840
13Rhode Island$100,680
14Maryland$100,560
15Connecticut$100,550
16Alaska$100,180
17Georgia$99,100
18Florida$97,150
19Arizona$95,990
20Virginia$94,370
21Pennsylvania$93,800
22South Carolina$91,880
23Texas$89,450
24Ohio$88,340
25North Carolina$87,420
26Wyoming$85,820
27Utah$85,320
28Indiana$84,330
29Oklahoma$84,310
30Missouri$83,950
31New Hampshire$83,800
32Tennessee$82,990
33Kentucky$82,910
34Illinois$82,480
35Minnesota$82,450
36Michigan$81,860
37Nebraska$81,710
38Maine$81,700
39Kansas$81,360
40Iowa$81,120
41Wisconsin$80,580
42Montana$80,330
43West Virginia$80,170
44Arkansas$79,800
45Vermont$78,580
46Idaho$78,450
47Mississippi$75,790
48Alabama$72,560
49North Dakota$67,330
50Louisiana$65,770
51South Dakota$63,180