Average salary, compensation, and wages for Speech-language pathologists in the United StatesMedian annual earnings of speech-language pathologists were $49,450 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $39,930 and $60,190. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $32,580, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $74,010. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of speech-language pathologists in 2002 were as follows:
According to a 2003 survey by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the median annual salary for full-time certified speech-language pathologists who worked on a calendar-year basis, generally 11 or 12 months annually, was $48,000. For those who worked on an academic-year basis, usually 9 or 10 months annually, the median annual salary was $44,800. Certified speech-language pathologists who worked 25 or fewer hours per week had a median hourly salary of $40.00. Starting salaries for certified speech-language pathologists with one to three years experience were $42,000 for those who worked on a calendar-year basis and $37,000 for those who worked on an academic-year basis. More information on Speech-language pathologists from The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook Overview of Speech-language pathologists occupation Number of Speech-language pathologists in the U.S. Salary and earnings for Speech-language pathologists Working conditions for Speech-language pathologists Significant points for Speech-language pathologists Training requirements for Speech-language pathologists Labor Information Home | Occupational data by city | Search Rainforests | Madagascar | What's new |