Highest-paying Cities for Speech-Language Pathologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for speech-language pathologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of speech-language pathologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $122,890, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for speech-language pathologists. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $117,530). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of speech-language pathologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Speech-Language Pathologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$122,890	$91,940	2,290
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$117,530	$81,200	830
3	Napa, California	$112,980	$79,980	40
4	Fairbanks, Alaska	$111,980	$60,530	30
5	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$108,350	$79,640	150
6	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$106,660	$65,010	13,320
7	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$106,600	$77,040	1,180
8	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$106,510	$75,050	40
9	Modesto, California	$106,280	$80,710	270
10	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$106,250	$71,480	100
11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$106,150	$76,210	150
12	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$105,570	$73,980	1,250
13	Brunswick, Georgia	$105,530	$61,510	50
14	Stockton, California	$104,990	$78,130	380
15	Boulder, Colorado	$104,730	$74,320	230
16	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$104,630	$86,350	110
17	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$104,540	$70,660	320
18	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$104,540	$79,400	110
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$104,450	$75,990	5,490
20	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$104,090	$63,700	160
21	Grand Junction, Colorado	$103,540	$79,320	110
22	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$103,370	$73,560	100
23	Yuba City, California	$103,150	$66,390	90
24	Danbury, Connecticut	$102,940	$64,400	90
25	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$102,100	$55,590	1,940
26	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$102,050	$62,290	2,610
27	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$101,960	$55,050	50
28	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$101,160	$77,310	2,530
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$101,100	$61,650	1,030
30	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$101,090	$75,400	1,860
31	Bend, Oregon	$100,980	$70,200	90
32	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$100,880	$66,930	530
33	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$100,730	$80,510	180
34	Visalia-Porterville, California	$100,600	$75,320	210
35	Anchorage, Alaska	$100,400	$63,710	190
36	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$100,390	$76,030	420
37	Chico, California	$100,220	$70,760	80
38	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$100,070	$69,430	520
39	New Haven, Connecticut	$100,040	$63,440	280
40	Fresno, California	$99,730	$75,410	520
41	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$99,570	$77,170	210
42	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$99,560	$79,010	1,820
43	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$99,530	$75,360	70
44	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$98,760	$76,790	50
45	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$98,240	$60,590	100
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$97,990	$60,350	2,450
47	Roanoke, Virginia	$97,640	$57,910	140
48	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$97,580	$75,170	130
49	Longview, Texas	$97,520	$57,020	100
50	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$97,470	$70,740	120
51	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$97,370	$69,870	50
52	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$97,280	$72,640	120
53	Farmington, New Mexico	$97,130	$66,800	50
54	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$97,010	$60,010	50
55	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$96,920	$63,410	3,420
56	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$96,870	$62,120	1,720
57	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$96,720	$63,300	240
58	Prescott, Arizona	$96,720	$65,370	60
59	El Centro, California	$96,610	$68,740	60
60	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$96,580	$59,020	140
61	Merced, California	$96,490	$73,550	120
62	Victoria, Texas	$96,460	$60,220	100
63	Salem, Oregon	$96,240	$56,730	200
64	Medford, Oregon	$95,710	$58,910	80
65	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$95,680	$72,150	130
66	The Villages, Florida	$95,420	$59,700	30
67	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$95,400	$64,220	160
68	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$95,050	$61,540	720
69	Pueblo, Colorado	$95,040	$67,440	100
70	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$94,980	$63,710	3,170
71	Redding, California	$94,910	$66,520	80
72	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$94,870	$70,470	130
73	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$94,680	$66,840	1,450
74	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$94,580	$64,340	2,530
75	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$94,390	$68,690	120
76	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$94,330	$57,650	90
77	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$94,280	$63,340	1,700
78	Salinas, California	$93,920	$81,470	260
79	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$93,850	$62,430	410
80	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$93,620	$57,220	70
81	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$93,600	$65,720	680
82	Olympia, Washington	$93,520	$64,860	130
83	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$93,460	$62,900	250
84	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$93,290	$77,560	280
85	Lawton, Oklahoma	$93,230	$50,480	50
86	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$93,140	$51,230	40
87	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$92,920	$63,040	760
88	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia	$92,750	$58,100	40
89	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$92,360	$70,620	80
90	Greeley, Colorado	$92,320	$59,070	180
91	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$92,320	$71,480	30
92	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$92,190	$71,620	170
93	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$91,970	$52,200	1,390
94	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$91,720	$63,470	700
95	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$91,720	$59,710	50
96	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$91,490	$67,080	110
97	Punta Gorda, Florida	$91,430	$77,020	40
98	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$91,400	$66,680	70
99	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$91,250	$57,070	30
100	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$90,970	$66,080	120

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for speech-language pathologists.