Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Great Lakes Region

Nearly 148,500 speech language pathologists (SLPs) were employed in the United States as of May 2020 according to the latest occupational employment data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  More than 22,300 employed SLPs were living in the five-state Great Lakes region at that time.  BLS data revealed the region to be a subpar one for speech language pathologist pay, as no Great Lakes state recorded a SLP annual mean wage level that topped the national average for the profession.  A further examination of May 2020 BLS data reveals the following state-level details about speech language pathologist pay in the Great Lakes region:

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Great Lakes Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IL	7,370	$80,420	22nd
IN	2,580	$76,220	31st
MI	3,880	$79,310	25th
OH	6,230	$79,010	26th
WI	2,250	$75,220	37th
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