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Speech-Language Pathologists
National median $97,870 / yr · 183,390 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$97,870
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
NM
Score 70 · New Mexico
Top-paying metro
El Centro
$133,760 median
Top WageBench Score
72
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $112,090 | $107,158 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $108,690 | $108,690 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #3 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $106,290 | $106,290 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #4 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $101,590 | $101,590 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #5 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $101,160 | $96,102 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 70 |
| #6 | New Mexico | $98,690 | $93,854 | 4.9% | 92 | ✓ | 70 |
| #7 | Colorado | $110,750 | $105,877 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 70 |
| #8 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,850 | $122,999 | 6.0% | — | — | 70 |
| #9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $132,720 | $124,757 | 6.0% | — | — | 70 |
| #10 | Jacksonville, FL | $99,830 | $99,830 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 70 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$62,900
P25
$77,730
MEDIAN
$97,870
P75
$114,570
P90
$134,160
Hourly mean
$47
Hourly median
$47
Annual mean
$98,170
Total US jobs
183,390
Every state & metro, ranked
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $112,090 | $107,158 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 72 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $108,690 | $108,690 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 72 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | $106,290 | $106,290 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | FL | $101,590 | $101,590 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $101,160 | $96,102 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| New Mexico | NM | $98,690 | $93,854 | 4.9% | 92 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Colorado | CO | $110,750 | $105,877 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | CA | $130,850 | $122,999 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 70 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | CA | $132,720 | $124,757 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 70 |
| Jacksonville, FL | FL | $99,830 | $99,830 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Texas | TX | $99,910 | $99,910 | 0.0% | 97 | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Missouri | MO | $89,280 | $85,262 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $100,080 | $97,008 | 3.1% | — | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $96,580 | $96,580 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | UT | $103,740 | $99,020 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 20 | 69 |
| Washington | WA | $105,550 | $105,550 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $95,930 | $93,052 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Ohio | OH | $93,300 | $90,501 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | GA | $102,860 | $97,306 | 5.4% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Georgia | GA | $96,760 | $91,535 | 5.4% | 96 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Columbus, OH | OH | $96,460 | $93,566 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $99,540 | $99,540 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $97,900 | $97,900 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $103,420 | $99,283 | 4.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| South Carolina | SC | $90,530 | $85,551 | 5.5% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 68 |
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