Speech-Language Pathologists Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Rochester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Speech-Language Pathologists in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,840
25th Percentile Wage
$60,010
50th Percentile Wage
$73,960
75th Percentile Wage
$86,280
90th Percentile Wage
$105,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,840.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$73,960
-3.75% 21.48%
2021
$76,730
5.94% -
2020
$72,170
2.59% -
2019
$70,300
5.29% -
2018
$66,580
4.49% -
2017
$63,590
1.84% -
2016
$62,420
1.92% -
2015
$61,220
3.15% -
2014
$59,290
0.37% -
2013
$59,070
1.69% -
2012
$58,070
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Table 2. Compare Speech-Language Pathologists Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,960 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Rochester is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 15.3 percent (15.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$106,660
Nassau-Suffolk
$102,100
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$93,850
Ithaca
$88,660
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$88,300
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$83,090
Syracuse
$80,750
Elmira
$80,460
Utica-Rome
$79,910
Binghamton
$76,510
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$76,000
Kingston
$75,710
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$75,200
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$74,000
Rochester
$73,960
Glens Falls
$71,570
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$70,810
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$67,550
Watertown-Fort Drum
$64,890
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$62,620

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.