Saturday, December 10, 2022

20 Best Metro Areas for Speech-Language Pathologist Pay

As we reviewed in Speech-Language Pathologist Pay in the Top 20 Metro Areas earlier this year, the largest U.S. metropolitan markets are the major centers for speech-language pathologist employment. Nonetheless, a deeper look into U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data discloses that smaller metro areas commonly provide speech-language pathologists with higher-paying employment opportunities.  A review of May 2021 BLS data shows us that only four of the top 20 U.S. metropolitan areas were among the 20 best metro areas for speech-language pathologist pay:

20 Best Metro Areas for Speech-Language Pathologist Pay

Metropolitan Area # Employed Annual Mean Wages
1 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (#) 1,590 $118,260
2 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 640 $111,120
3 Salinas, CA 140 $107,160
4 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 110 $106,710
5 Central Louisiana non-metro 60 $106,430
6 Modesto, CA 300 $106,130
7 New York-Newark-Jersey City (#) 13,140 $106,030
8 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 150 $104,550
9 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade 800 $103,740
10 Urban Honolulu 180 $103,420
11 Northern Valley California non-metro 90 $102,980
12 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 90 $102,940
13 Grand Junction, CO 100 $102,350
14 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 550 $101,200
15 Las Cruces, NM 100 $101,190
16 San Diego-Carlsbad (#) 1,180 $101,150
17 Yuba City, CA 60 $100,880
18 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (#) 5,140 $100,530
19 Napa, CA 50 $100,370
20 Fresno, CA 380 $100,330
National 147,470 $85,820

(#) a top 20 U.S metro population area

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on December 3, 2022

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