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 148,500 speech language pathologists (SLPs) working in the United States as of May 2020.  More than 27,500 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 four states topped the national average. Moreover, two Mid-Eastern states and the District of Columbia ranked among the five best states in the nation for SLP annual mean wages.  A closer look at BLS data from May 2020 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	450	$101,920	1st
DE	690	$84,840	12th
MD	2,580	$84,510	13th
NJ	5,020	$100,330	3rd
NY	12,950	$98,010	4th
PA	5,830	$82,270	16th
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