Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic's (BLS) most current occupational employment statistical data reported nearly 174,000 speech language pathologists (SLPs) working in the United States as of May 2024.  Roughly 34,900 of those employed as speech language pathologists in the U.S. resided in the Mid-Eastern U.S., a region which includes five states and the District of Columbia.  BLS data reveals the Mid-Eastern U.S. as one of the very best regions of the country for speech language pathologist pay, as the SLP annual mean wage level in the District of Columbia and all states topped the national average. Moreover, three Mid-Eastern states and the District of Columbia ranked among the ten best states in the nation for SLP annual mean wages.  A closer look at BLS data from May 2024 reveals the following about speech language pathologist pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S. region:

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
DC	410	$112,490	2nd
DE	N/A	$100,530	10th
MD	3,720	$98,120	16th
NJ	7,660	$109,310	4th
NY	16,250	$111,640	3rd
PA	6,860	$93,980	19th
U.S.	173,910	$91,089	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on October 3, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) employs a star rating system to gauge the quality of more than 4,000 acute care hospitals that treat Medicaid and Medicare enrollees. This rating methodology analyzes data provided by participating hospitals on various quality metrics, including patient experience, mortality, the timeliness of care, patient safety, and readmission rates.  The CMS applies a multi-step analytical process to compute a standardized score for each metric, then consolidates the scores into an all-embracing quality rating on a 1 to 5-star scale, with 5-stars being the the scale's highest score. Based on this analysis, as of September 13, 2025, only three (3) acute care hospitals in the state of New Jersey earned a five-star quality rating from the CMS.  Listed alphabetically, here are the hospitals rated by the CMS as five-star quality acute care hospitals in New Jersey:

CMS Five-Star Quality Acute Care Hospitals in New Jersey

1. Hackensack University Medical Center
   Location:  Hackensack
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2. Morristown Medical Center
   Location:  Morristown
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3. St Luke's Warren Hospital
   Location:  Phillipsburg
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