How much do speech-language pathologists make?
The typical speech-language pathologist job on this site that shows an hourly rate pays USD 52.00 an hour. Half of the jobs pay between USD 46.34 and USD 61.42. That is from 315 real job posts that show the pay, checked on Nov 4, 2026.
Pay by state
5 states have at least 15 jobs that show the pay. The typical pay goes from USD 50.31 in Florida to USD 62.50 in New Jersey.
| State | Typical pay | Middle half | Jobs counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | USD 62.50 | USD 62.00 to USD 65.00 | 17 |
| Virginia | USD 60.90 | USD 53.50 to USD 65.00 | 19 |
| California | USD 58.28 | USD 51.70 to USD 70.45 | 32 |
| Washington | USD 55.88 | USD 55.88 to USD 63.14 | 15 |
| Florida | USD 50.31 | USD 42.66 to USD 55.00 | 46 |
Full time or part time
Full-time jobs pay USD 51.00 an hour (31 jobs) and part-time jobs pay USD 62.10 (51 jobs).
Which employers show the pay
Some employers put the pay in every job post, others never do.
| Employer | Jobs | Show the pay |
|---|---|---|
| Reliant Rehabilitation | 315 | 88% |
| CenterWell Home Health | 124 | 19% |
| Lifepoint Health | 112 | 21% |
| Enhabit Home Health & Hospice | 110 | 5% |
| Encompass Health | 109 | 95% |
| Select Medical | 104 | 56% |
| Ivy Rehab | 80 | 29% |
| PAM Health | 63 | 13% |
| Amedisys | 43 | 91% |
| Elara Caring | 38 | 16% |
| PT Solutions | 29 | 100% |
| VitalCaring Group | 28 | 0% |
| Ascension | 27 | 0% |
| Link Rehab and Wellness | 22 | 100% |
| Tenet Healthcare | 21 | 0% |
| Sutter Health | 16 | 100% |
| Corewell Health | 15 | 0% |
| Trinity Health | 14 | 29% |
| MultiCare | 11 | 100% |
| Ochsner Health | 11 | 0% |
| Advocate Health | 10 | 100% |
| Sentara Healthcare | 10 | 100% |
| Adventist HealthCare | 9 | 67% |
| Baylor Scott & White Health | 8 | 0% |
| UofL Health | 8 | 0% |
| Wellstar Health System | 7 | 0% |
| Woven Care | 7 | 86% |
| Baptist Health South Florida | 6 | 100% |
| Houston Methodist | 6 | 0% |
| InHome Therapy | 5 | 0% |
| Jefferson Health | 5 | 0% |
| ScionHealth | 5 | 0% |
| SportsMed Physical Therapy | 4 | 100% |
| VCU Health | 3 | 0% |
| Emory Healthcare | 3 | 0% |
| Northeast Georgia Health System | 3 | 0% |
| UW Medicine | 3 | 0% |
| AXIS Teletherapy | 3 | 0% |
| Baystate Health | 2 | 0% |
| Mayo Clinic | 2 | 50% |
| Sharp HealthCare | 2 | 0% |
| Geisinger | 2 | 0% |
| Engage Senior Therapy | 2 | 50% |
| Memorial Hermann | 1 | 0% |
| NYU Langone Health | 1 | 100% |
| Sanford Health | 1 | 100% |
How we counted: 315 of the 1,410 jobs on this site on Nov 4, 2026 state an hourly pay. When a job gives a range, we use the middle of the range. Pay comes from the employers' own job posts, not from surveys. These numbers update every day.
Pay by setting
Settings with at least 15 jobs that show an hourly pay.
| Setting | Typical pay | Jobs counted |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled nursing | USD 65.00 | 23 |
| Home health | USD 63.75 | 54 |
| Hospitals | USD 52.50 | 34 |
| Outpatient clinics | USD 52.25 | 20 |
| Health systems | USD 52.00 | 75 |
| Inpatient rehab hospitals | USD 46.00 | 111 |
What these jobs offer
From the 1,410 speech-language pathologist jobs on this site on Nov 4, 2026:
Counted from the words in each post. Salaried jobs are left out of the pay figures above.