Speech-Language Pathologists Salary by City

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $104,560 40
      Alaska $100,180 330
      Anchorage, AK $100,180 210
      Alaska $96,100 70
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gadsden, AL $85,870 70
      Auburn, AL $80,590 50
      Birmingham, AL $79,860 480
      Tuscaloosa, AL $79,450 50
      Alabama $72,560 1,840
      Huntsville, AL $71,820 220
      Anniston, AL $68,880 30
      Southwest Alabama $68,880 60
      Dothan, AL $67,210 80
      Decatur, AL $66,770 50
      Montgomery, AL $65,130 100
      Daphne, AL $65,000 70
      Florence, AL $63,330 50
      Mobile, AL $63,190 150
      Northeast Alabama $62,880 170
      Northwest Alabama $62,400 50
      Southeast Alabama $59,650 70
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jonesboro, AR $93,240 240
      Little Rock, AR $83,610 940
      Fayetteville, AR $80,920 500
      Arkansas $79,800 2,740
      Hot Springs, AR $78,060 50
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $76,770 150
      North Arkansas $74,520 290
      East Arkansas $73,860 130
      South Arkansas $62,810 160
      West Arkansas $51,850 160
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $100,000 2,150
      Arizona $95,990 2,830
      Prescott Valley, AZ $94,030 50
      Flagstaff, AZ $87,930 50
      Yuma, AZ $85,680 60
      Tucson, AZ $84,400 380
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $79,330 30
      Arizona $78,370 50
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $135,860 630
      San Francisco, CA $130,270 1,930
      Santa Maria, CA $128,700 160
      Oxnard, CA $124,190 410
      Salinas, CA $124,050 150
      Napa, CA $123,870 50
      Santa Rosa, CA $123,560 130
      Sacramento, CA $122,490 750
      El Centro, CA $122,100 40
      Hanford, CA $120,550 50
      Merced, CA $119,430 80
      Yuba City, CA $118,890 50
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $117,370 30
      Stockton, CA $116,590 330
      California $116,000 14,680
      Chico, CA $115,870 100
      Riverside, CA $115,390 1,800
      Vallejo, CA $112,520 140
      Modesto, CA $112,320 140
      Santa Cruz, CA $109,450 110
      Los Angeles, CA $109,170 4,370
      San Luis Obispo, CA $108,630 90
      Fresno, CA $108,500 570
      San Diego, CA $107,180 1,560
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $106,740 120
      Bakersfield, CA $105,830 280
      North Coast Region of California $104,210 60
      Redding, CA $101,350 70
      Visalia, CA $99,770 200
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $126,890 330
      Denver, CO $111,530 2,200
      Colorado $108,070 4,260
      Grand Junction, CO $106,500 110
      Pueblo, CO $105,100 90
      Colorado Springs, CO $104,600 690
      Northwest Colorado $102,790 140
      Southwest Colorado $102,580 160
      Greeley, CO $102,560 200
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $100,320 90
      Fort Collins, CO $98,850 230
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waterbury, CT $103,540 210
      Bridgeport, CT $103,430 720
      Hartford, CT $100,920 690
      Connecticut $100,550 2,160
      New Haven, CT $99,230 270
      Norwich, CT $99,200 120
      Connecticut $96,590 100
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $101,650 2,660
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $101,030
      Sussex Delaware $100,420 100
      Dover, DE $97,560 120
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $102,140 160
      Panama City, FL $101,410 120
      Wildwood, FL $100,740 40
      Sebastian, FL $100,050 60
      Lakeland, FL $98,660 180
      Crestview, FL $98,260 80
      Miami, FL $98,170 2,590
      Punta Gorda, FL $97,890 40
      Tampa, FL $97,440 1,440
      Florida $97,150 8,990
      Homosassa Springs, FL $96,990 80
      North Port, FL $95,630 330
      Cape Coral, FL $95,590 260
      South Florida $95,360 50
      Jacksonville, FL $94,920 620
      Deltona, FL $94,730 230
      North Florida $94,450 110
      Port St. Lucie, FL $94,450 300
      Ocala, FL $93,340 160
      Pensacola, FL $93,300 220
      Gainesville, FL $90,900 200
      Orlando, FL $86,940 980
      Tallahassee, FL $79,680 100
      Palm Bay, FL $57,840 260
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Brunswick, GA $104,780 50
      Atlanta, GA $101,620 2,590
      Georgia $99,100 4,190
      Middle Georgia $97,220 110
      Macon, GA $90,080 80
      Athens, GA $89,060 60
      Columbus, GA-AL $87,140 150
      North Georgia $86,510 80
      Augusta, GA-SC $84,980 250
      Rome, GA $82,520 50
      Gainesville, GA $80,920 60
      Savannah, GA $80,390 180
      Warner Robins, GA $78,690 70
      Albany, GA $77,200 40
      Valdosta, GA $76,690 80
      East Georgia $75,140 90
      South Georgia $74,420 200
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $108,230 130
      Urban Honolulu, HI $107,920 110
      Hawaii / Kauai $84,360 30
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $95,910 340
      Dubuque, IA $85,240 30
      Cedar Rapids, IA $83,110 140
      Ames, IA $83,070 40
      Iowa City, IA $82,230 80
      Northwest Iowa $81,740 110
      Iowa $81,120 1,390
      Southwest Iowa $79,510 70
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $78,370 50
      Northeast Iowa $78,070 100
      Southeast Iowa $77,460 140
      Waterloo, IA $76,090 130
      Davenport, IA-IL $75,560 180
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $87,070 90
      Twin Falls, ID $81,450 50
      Northwestern Idaho $79,860 70
      Boise City, ID $79,360 720
      Idaho $78,450 1,310
      Idaho Falls, ID $75,310 70
      Southeast-Central Idaho $75,140 80
      Pocatello, ID $63,240 90
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kankakee, IL $92,060 50
      Rockford, IL $89,530 170
      Chicago, IL-IN $83,990 7,210
      Bloomington, IL $82,560 130
      Springfield, IL $82,530 150
      Illinois $82,480 9,100
      West Central Illinois $79,900 150
      Champaign, IL $79,580 170
      Peoria, IL $79,090 210
      Decatur, IL $78,660 40
      East Central Illinois $75,940 160
      Northwest Illinois $75,940 120
      South Illinois $75,740 200
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Evansville, IN $97,540 130
      Kokomo, IN $92,120 30
      Northern Indiana $87,270 120
      Bloomington, IN $85,290 50
      Indiana $84,330 3,080
      Indianapolis, IN $84,330 1,340
      Fort Wayne, IN $83,450 230
      Central Indiana $82,830 140
      South Bend, IN-MI $81,090 140
      Terre Haute, IN $80,890 70
      Lafayette, IN $80,880 80
      Michigan City, IN $79,250 30
      Southern Indiana $79,220 120
      Muncie, IN $78,500 30
      Elkhart, IN $72,870 70
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $94,640 40
      Kansas $81,360 1,790
      Kansas $79,720 350
      Topeka, KS $78,840 140
      Wichita, KS $78,280 430
      Manhattan, KS $77,780 70
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $98,120 770
      Lexington, KY $84,780 330
      Kentucky $82,910 2,520
      Bowling Green, KY $80,550 120
      Owensboro, KY $79,030 60
      Elizabethtown, KY $76,360 50
      Central Kentucky $73,790 300
      West Kentucky $73,630 160
      East Kentucky $72,100 170
      South Central Kentucky $69,040 250
      Paducah, KY-IL $68,360 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Louisiana $84,620 160
      New Orleans, LA $79,290 580
      Shreveport, LA $69,000 210
      Monroe, LA $67,270 230
      Lafayette, LA $67,170 230
      Northeast Louisiana $66,480 110
      Baton Rouge, LA $65,770 640
      Louisiana $65,770 3,110
      Hammond, LA $65,370 60
      Alexandria, LA $65,160 60
      Slidell, LA $64,760 320
      Houma, LA $62,900 170
      Southwest Louisiana $62,710 120
      Lake Charles, LA $62,450 210
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $108,290 70
      Boston, MA-NH $103,100 3,610
      Massachusetts $101,790 5,000
      Barnstable Town, MA $100,800 130
      Worcester, MA $99,470 580
      Springfield, MA $93,730 430
      Amherst Town, MA $93,310 70
      Pittsfield, MA $91,790 60
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $100,560 3,720
      Lexington Park, MD $99,500 100
      Salisbury, MD $99,070 70
      Baltimore, MD $98,550 2,150
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $95,100 140
      Maryland $94,160 100
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ME $83,290 60
      Portland, ME $82,890 230
      Maine $81,700 610
      Bangor, ME $80,220 80
      Southwest Maine $79,980 170
      Northeast Maine $79,320 60
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $89,250 250
      Monroe, MI $86,490 60
      Grand Rapids, MI $86,360 660
      Battle Creek, MI $86,040 60
      Lansing, MI $85,820 210
      Kalamazoo, MI $84,170 90
      Detroit, MI $82,460 1,800
      Flint, MI $82,340 130
      Michigan $81,860 4,410
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $80,570 130
      Saginaw, MI $80,390 80
      Jackson, MI $80,360 70
      Mid Michigan $79,530 190
      Niles, MI $79,460 70
      Northern Michigan $79,030 100
      Traverse City, MI $77,970 110
      Muskegon, MI $77,780 80
      Bay City, MI $77,280 80
      Southern Michigan $75,970 110
      Midland, MI $64,450 60
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $86,630 2,510
      Southeast Minnesota $83,770 110
      Minnesota $82,450 3,730
      Rochester, MN $81,990 150
      Southwest Minnesota $80,150 130
      Mankato, MN $79,480 60
      Northwest Minnesota $78,990 230
      Duluth, MN-WI $78,870 150
      St. Cloud, MN $78,690 130
      Northeast Minnesota $76,480 30
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, MO $95,640 110
      Kansas City, MO-KS $84,300 1,270
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $84,230 60
      St. Louis, MO-IL $84,160 1,540
      Missouri $83,950 2,700
      Jefferson City, MO $83,740 50
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $81,550 30
      Joplin, MO-KS $81,060 70
      Southeast Missouri $80,730 140
      North Missouri $80,570 80
      Springfield, MO $74,430 210
      Southwest Missouri $74,350 70
      Central Missouri $73,150 100
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $78,720 350
      Jackson, MS $77,580 350
      Mississippi $75,790 1,510
      Gulfport, MS $75,570 190
      West Delta Mississippi $67,270 120
      Lower West Mississippi $66,470 110
      Hattiesburg, MS $65,780 90
      Lower East Mississippi $62,120 160
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $98,320 50
      Billings, MT $84,150 100
      Helena, MT $81,160 40
      Montana $80,330 430
      West Montana $78,760 80
      Great Falls, MT $77,230 30
      Southwest Montana $74,480 30
      East-Central Montana $74,170 40
      Missoula, MT $73,130 50
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $99,390 1,410
      Greenville, NC $97,230 220
      Central North Carolina $94,590 170
      Pinehurst, NC $93,440 80
      Rocky Mount, NC $91,240 50
      North Carolina $87,420 5,160
      Western North Carolina $86,570 200
      Greensboro, NC $86,440 380
      Hickory, NC $86,290 130
      Fayetteville, NC $86,020 150
      Eastern North Carolina $85,670 160
      Winston, NC $82,630 400
      Jacksonville, NC $82,510 50
      Raleigh, NC $82,280 780
      Durham, NC $81,640 350
      Wilmington, NC $81,170 200
      Goldsboro, NC $80,330 30
      Asheville, NC $79,590 280
      Burlington, NC $70,330 90
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $79,620 120
      Fargo, ND-MN $78,420 190
      Minot, ND $76,980 60
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $75,310 70
      North Dakota $67,330 670
      West North Dakota $61,290 110
      East North Dakota $60,160 150
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Island, NE $92,250 60
      Lincoln, NE $91,400 200
      Northwest Nebraska $89,600 40
      Northeast Nebraska $82,310 130
      Nebraska $81,710 1,230
      South Nebraska $81,710 180
      Omaha, NE-IA $79,500 670
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $87,320 180
      New Hampshire $83,800 790
      Northern New Hampshire $79,960 70
      Southwestern New Hampshire $77,220 40
      Manchester, NH $76,600 240
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $101,600 7,660
      Trenton, NJ $91,280 290
      Vineland, NJ $88,230 70
      Atlantic City, NJ $77,030 140
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $108,190 180
      Santa Fe, NM $107,350 40
      Las Cruces, NM $105,500 180
      New Mexico $104,910 1,040
      Albuquerque, NM $104,600 510
      Farmington, NM $102,750 50
      Northern New Mexico $95,310 70
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $102,070 250
      Las Vegas, NV $100,840 850
      Nevada $100,840 1,170
      Balance of Nevada $85,980 40
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $126,330 16,820
      New York $108,870 16,250
      Watertown, NY $100,440 70
      Kiryas Joel, NY $98,220 520
      Central East New York $86,760 280
      Syracuse, NY $84,590 500
      Kingston, NY $83,650 130
      Albany, NY $82,350 740
      Utica, NY $81,710 190
      Binghamton, NY $80,240 130
      Capital/Northern New York $80,240 220
      Buffalo, NY $79,070 900
      Glens Falls, NY $78,300 70
      Southwest New York $78,070 210
      Ithaca, NY $76,720 50
      Rochester, NY $76,620 890
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $93,290 420
      Dayton, OH $92,770 510
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $92,760 1,560
      Cleveland, OH $92,740 1,480
      Columbus, OH $90,050 1,550
      Ohio $88,340 7,660
      Canton, OH $83,600 270
      Toledo, OH $82,720 350
      Eastern Ohio $81,840 150
      West Northwestern Ohio $79,100 260
      Springfield, OH $79,080 50
      Lima, OH $78,870 80
      Youngstown, OH $78,840 270
      Southern Ohio $78,390 190
      Sandusky, OH $77,510 70
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $77,230 280
      Mansfield, OH $76,450 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawton, OK $97,040 50
      Tulsa, OK $85,860 680
      Oklahoma City, OK $85,370 840
      Oklahoma $84,310 2,040
      Southwest Oklahoma $76,490 60
      Southeast Oklahoma $74,000 160
      Northeast Oklahoma $70,260 120
      Northwest Oklahoma $65,590 90
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $106,920 1,280
      Bend, OR $106,110 90
      Oregon $104,230 1,750
      Albany, OR $100,720 50
      Salem, OR $98,680 140
      Coast Oregon $94,320 80
      Eugene, OR $93,700 160
      Medford, OR $92,500 70
      Central Oregon $86,910 30
      Eastern Oregon $86,260 50
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $106,950 410
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lancaster, PA $102,530 290
      Gettysburg, PA $101,030 50
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $100,080 3,570
      York, PA $98,110 190
      Chambersburg, PA $97,030 90
      Lebanon, PA $95,540 50
      Allentown, PA-NJ $94,230 550
      Pennsylvania $93,800 6,860
      Williamsport, PA $93,130 60
      State College, PA $92,670 50
      Reading, PA $91,700 160
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $89,860 150
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $89,820 150
      Central Pennsylvania $89,450 190
      Erie, PA $87,670 140
      Harrisburg, PA $86,440 460
      Scranton, PA $85,710 310
      Altoona, PA $83,440 120
      Pittsburgh, PA $82,400 1,200
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $81,760 150
      Johnstown, PA $80,870 70
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $51,380 140
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $100,680 810
      Providence, RI-MA $99,800 1,070
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $97,370 80
      Spartanburg, SC $97,030 210
      Charleston, SC $94,870 390
      Florence, SC $93,600 80
      Greenville, SC $91,960 350
      South Carolina $91,880 2,150
      Columbia, SC $84,660 380
      Myrtle Beach, SC $83,180 130
      Northeastern South Carolina $78,900 50
      Northwestern South Carolina $77,620 70
      Southern South Carolina $75,600 40
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $67,880 110
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $66,440 180
      East South Dakota $63,180 140
      South Dakota $63,180 510
      West South Dakota $63,180 70
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $89,860 470
      Johnson City, TN $89,190 140
      East Tennessee $88,060 130
      Morristown, TN $87,010 40
      Clarksville, TN-KY $85,110 150
      Nashville, TN $83,970 1,010
      North Central Tennessee $83,200 150
      Tennessee $82,990 3,510
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $81,020 410
      Jackson, TN $79,190 90
      South Central Tennessee $78,930 150
      Cleveland, TN $78,480 40
      Kingsport, TN-VA $78,430 140
      Knoxville, TN $78,260 530
      West Tennessee $77,270 140
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sherman, TX $112,520 90
      Midland, TX $103,370 190
      Austin, TX $102,410 2,200
      Odessa, TX $100,350 50
      Tyler, TX $97,880 210
      Houston, TX $96,570 4,110
      Wichita Falls, TX $96,360 80
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $93,620 230
      McAllen, TX $90,600 590
      San Antonio, TX $89,450 1,600
      Texas $89,450 18,600
      Victoria, TX $87,830 100
      Waco, TX $87,120 180
      Eastern Region of Texas $86,560 180
      Dallas, TX $85,920 4,990
      Laredo, TX $85,860 120
      Texarkana, TX-AR $84,970 120
      Killeen, TX $83,810 310
      North Region of Texas $82,480 370
      Hill Country Region of Texas $82,470 200
      El Paso, TX $81,950 500
      Beaumont, TX $81,630 200
      Border Region of Texas $81,550 60
      Brownsville, TX $81,540 220
      Lubbock, TX $79,610 260
      Abilene, TX $79,230 180
      Corpus Christi, TX $78,830 320
      Amarillo, TX $77,590 170
      Northwestern Region of Texas $76,690 170
      College Station, TX $75,970 120
      Longview, TX $74,670 140
      San Angelo, TX $73,460 70
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. George, UT $101,830 40
      Salt Lake City, UT $101,140 450
      Logan, UT-ID $92,710 50
      Utah $85,320 1,450
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $83,270 40
      Ogden, UT $79,080 490
      Provo, UT $72,510 300
      High Desert Utah $66,420 90
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southside Virginia $107,530 110
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $97,180 720
      Northern West Virginia $96,200 320
      Northwest Virginia $95,860 60
      Richmond, VA $95,770 720
      Virginia $94,370 3,850
      Charlottesville, VA $93,910 120
      Winchester, VA-WV $91,750 80
      Blacksburg, VA $89,930 60
      Lynchburg, VA $87,990 100
      Southwest Virginia $85,970 120
      Staunton, VA $85,960 60
      Roanoke, VA $84,210 180
      Northeast Virginia $82,600 50
      Harrisonburg, VA $81,070 50
      West Virginia $80,170 920
      Southern West Virginia $71,160 70
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $79,870 150
      Vermont $78,580 470
      Northern Vermont $77,850 160
      Southern Vermont $77,470 150
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mount Vernon, WA $105,710 60
      Seattle, WA $104,940 1,780
      Western Washington $104,470 110
      Washington $102,450 3,170
      Olympia, WA $102,140 130
      Kennewick, WA $101,200 110
      Yakima, WA $99,730 80
      Bremerton, WA $98,600 100
      Bellingham, WA $97,080 90
      Eastern Washington $96,270 50
      Spokane, WA $95,950 290
      Wenatchee, WA $92,740 60
      Longview, WA $82,600 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $87,740 1,080
      Madison, WI $83,850 420
      Wausau, WI $80,770 60
      Wisconsin $80,580 3,210
      Kenosha, WI $79,760 80
      Northwestern Wisconsin $79,460 50
      Sheboygan, WI $79,010 50
      Northeastern Wisconsin $78,950 190
      Janesville, WI $78,790 80
      Racine, WI $78,740 90
      Green Bay, WI $78,010 210
      Fond du Lac, WI $77,630 50
      Oshkosh, WI $77,290 80
      Appleton, WI $75,740 120
      Western Wisconsin $75,190 100
      La Crosse, WI-MN $74,530 90
      South Central Wisconsin $73,780 200
      Eau Claire, WI $72,260 110
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Parkersburg, WV $94,900 40
      Charleston, WV $90,720 60
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $90,360 270
      Morgantown, WV $82,000 70
      Weirton, WV-OH $73,950 40
      Wheeling, WV-OH $70,330 60
      Beckley, WV $62,470 70
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Casper, WY $105,260 40
      Eastern Wyoming $86,100 60
      Wyoming $85,820 270
      Western Wyoming $84,120 100
      Cheyenne, WY $73,540 70