Speech-Language Pathologists
United States. Estimated employment 183,390, with pages for 7 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1127
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$97,870 · 50th
$62,90010th
$77,73025th
$97,87050th
$114,57075th
$134,16090th
That is the median — half of speech-language pathologists in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Speech-Language Pathologists page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $107,860 | 15,260 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $96,540 | 550 |
| Kingston, NY | $90,980 | 120 |
| Syracuse, NY | $85,120 | 490 |
| Binghamton, NY | $84,460 | 170 |
| Buffalo, NY | $82,890 | 850 |
| Utica, NY | $82,640 | 230 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 183,390 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 29-1127, Speech-Language Pathologists. Mapped to our taxonomy as speech-language-pathologists.
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