Speech Language Pathologist Pay in New England

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employment data released earlier this year reported nearly 148,500 speech language pathologists (SLPs) at work in the United States as of May 2020.  About 8,500 SLPs were employed in the six-state New England region according to the BLS data.  New England is a relatively good region for speech language pathologist pay, notwithstanding the fact that Maine ranked among the ten worst states in the country for SLP annual mean wages. Despite the poor pay environment in Maine, 78% of SLPs in New England lived in one of three states in the region that ranked among the eleven best states in the nation for speech language pathologist annual mean wage levels. A closer review of May 2020 BLS data reveals the following details about speech language pathologist pay in New England:

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in New England

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CT	2,360	$100,590	2nd
MA	3,790	$86,530	11th
ME	680	$69,250	46th
NH	880	$80,420	23rd
RI	480	$87,270	9th
VT	280	$83,680	14th
U.S.	148,450	$83,240	-------

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on June 2, 2021