Released earlier this year, May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicated that over 174,000 speech-language pathologists (SLPs) were employed in the United States. More than 3,460 of them worked in the five-state Rocky Mountain region. However, BLS was unable to include Colorado’s 2024 data due to quality concerns, omitting what could account for up to 60% of the region’s workforce. As a result, the Rocky Mountain region ranked among the lowest-performing of all eight regions, with two of the remaining four states—Utah and Idaho—placing in the bottom ten nationally. A closer review of May 2024 BLS data reveals the following about speech language pathologist pay in the Rocky Mountain region:
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| Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| CO | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ID | 1,310 | $73,810 | 49th |
| MT | 430 | $83,830 | 39th |
| UT | 1,450 | $83,640 | 40th |
| WY | 270 | $88,930 | 25th |
| 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 April 18, 2025
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