Speech Language Pathologist Pay in New England

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employment data released earlier this year reported nearly 173,910 speech language pathologists (SLPs) at work in the United States as of May 2024.  About 9,840 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 and Vermont ranked among the ten worst states in the country for SLP annual mean wages. Despite the poor pay environment in those states, 80% of SLPs in New England lived in one of three states in the region that ranked among the fifteen best states in the nation for speech language pathologist annual mean wage levels. A closer review of May 2024 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	2,160	$103,460	8th
MA	5,000	$99,570	13th
ME	610	$80,100	44th
NH	790	$86,900	29rd
RI	810	$100,40	12th
VT	470	$81,890	43rd
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 May 9, 2025