Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2003

29-1127 Speech-Language Pathologists

Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
89,370 1.7 % $25.80 $53,670 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.16 $19.69 $24.47 $30.37 $37.47
Annual Wage (2) $33,610 $40,960 $50,890 $63,160 $77,940

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Elementary and secondary schools 47,620 $23.59 $49,060
Offices of other health practitioners 11,400 $27.51 $57,210
General medical and surgical hospitals 9,870 $27.47 $57,140
Nursing care facilities 4,040 $30.42 $63,260
Home health care services 2,240 $31.18 $64,860

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Medical and diagnostic laboratories (7) $53.05 $110,350
Offices of physicians 770 $48.12 $100,100
Child day care services 1,340 $36.89 $76,740
Other ambulatory health care services 50 $34.37 $71,490
Residential mental health facilities 430 $31.36 $65,230

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
North Dakota 480 $19.36 $40,280 0.153%
Rhode Island 580 $27.24 $56,650 0.122%
New Mexico 900 $25.23 $52,470 0.120%
Maine 680 $22.03 $45,830 0.115%
Vermont 310 $23.22 $48,290 0.106%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Nevada 210 $33.31 $69,280 0.019%
California 6,410 $30.86 $64,180 0.044%
New Jersey 2,680 $30.79 $64,050 0.069%
New York 7,530 $29.93 $62,260 0.091%
Connecticut 1,420 $29.52 $61,410 0.087%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 80 $30.69 $63,830 0.202%
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 80 $19.67 $40,920 0.173%
Rochester, NY MSA 860 $24.23 $50,410 0.169%
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 170 $22.19 $46,160 0.168%
Lawton, OK MSA 60 $20.18 $41,970 0.162%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Trenton, NJ PMSA 140 $36.89 $76,730 0.065%
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 130 $36.60 $76,130 0.016%
New York, NY PMSA 2,960 $34.74 $72,250 0.075%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 340 $33.55 $69,790 0.035%
Modesto, CA MSA 60 $33.30 $69,270 0.038%

About November 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2005