State wages ยท Cost of living
Speech-Language Pathologists pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $116,000. New Mexico leads after cost of living, at $113,770. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($95,410).
National median
$95,410
Highest state median
$116,000
California
Best adjusted pay
$113,770
New Mexico
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $71,320Higher: $113,770Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New Mexico | $104,910 | +10.0% | 92.212 | $113,770 | 1 |
| Colorado | $108,070 | +13.3% | 103.052 | $104,870 | 2 |
| California | $116,000 | +21.6% | 110.72 | $104,770 | 3 |
| Georgia | $99,100 | +3.9% | 96.293 | $102,920 | 4 |
| Delaware | $101,030 | +5.9% | 99.808 | $101,220 | 5 |
| New York | $108,870 | +14.1% | 107.921 | $100,880 | 6 |
| Nevada | $100,840 | +5.7% | 99.979 | $100,860 | 7 |
| Oregon | $104,230 | +9.2% | 103.361 | $100,840 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | $100,680 | +5.5% | 102.28 | $98,440 | 9 |
| Hawaii | $108,230 | +13.4% | 109.951 | $98,430 | 10 |
| South Carolina | $91,880 | -3.7% | 93.749 | $98,010 | 11 |
| Alaska | $100,180 | +5.0% | 102.359 | $97,870 | 12 |
| District of Columbia | $106,950 | +12.1% | 109.901 | $97,310 | 13 |
| Connecticut | $100,550 | +5.4% | 103.61 | $97,050 | 14 |
| Massachusetts | $101,790 | +6.7% | 105.757 | $96,250 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | $93,800 | -1.7% | 97.572 | $96,130 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | $84,310 | -11.6% | 87.843 | $95,980 | 17 |
| Maryland | $100,560 | +5.4% | 104.959 | $95,810 | 18 |
| Washington | $102,450 | +7.4% | 107.013 | $95,740 | 19 |
| Arizona | $95,990 | +0.6% | 100.677 | $95,340 | 20 |
| Ohio | $88,340 | -7.4% | 92.774 | $95,220 | 21 |
| Florida | $97,150 | +1.8% | 103.414 | $93,940 | 22 |
| New Jersey | $101,600 | +6.5% | 108.805 | $93,380 | 23 |
| Virginia | $94,370 | -1.1% | 101.104 | $93,340 | 24 |
| North Carolina | $87,420 | -8.4% | 94.326 | $92,680 | 25 |
| Wyoming | $85,820 | -10.1% | 92.691 | $92,590 | 26 |
| Missouri | $83,950 | -12.0% | 90.817 | $92,440 | 27 |
| Iowa | $81,120 | -15.0% | 87.762 | $92,430 | 28 |
| Texas | $89,450 | -6.2% | 97.057 | $92,160 | 29 |
| Kentucky | $82,910 | -13.1% | 90.159 | $91,960 | 30 |
| Arkansas | $79,800 | -16.4% | 86.937 | $91,790 | 31 |
| Nebraska | $81,710 | -14.4% | 90.103 | $90,690 | 32 |
| Indiana | $84,330 | -11.6% | 93.329 | $90,360 | 33 |
| Kansas | $81,360 | -14.7% | 90.068 | $90,330 | 34 |
| Tennessee | $82,990 | -13.0% | 91.87 | $90,330 | 34 |
| West Virginia | $80,170 | -16.0% | 89.497 | $89,580 | 36 |
| Mississippi | $75,790 | -20.6% | 86.953 | $87,160 | 37 |
| Utah | $85,320 | -10.6% | 98.864 | $86,300 | 38 |
| Wisconsin | $80,580 | -15.5% | 94.095 | $85,640 | 39 |
| Michigan | $81,860 | -14.2% | 96.217 | $85,080 | 40 |
| Montana | $80,330 | -15.8% | 94.645 | $84,880 | 41 |
| Maine | $81,700 | -14.4% | 97.05 | $84,180 | 42 |
| Minnesota | $82,450 | -13.6% | 98.621 | $83,600 | 43 |
| Illinois | $82,480 | -13.6% | 99.958 | $82,510 | 44 |
| Idaho | $78,450 | -17.8% | 95.494 | $82,150 | 45 |
| Alabama | $72,560 | -23.9% | 88.823 | $81,690 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | $83,800 | -12.2% | 104.165 | $80,450 | 47 |
| Vermont | $78,580 | -17.6% | 97.958 | $80,220 | 48 |
| North Dakota | $67,330 | -29.4% | 88.959 | $75,690 | 49 |
| Louisiana | $65,770 | -31.1% | 88.207 | $74,560 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.