What are the main factors that influence a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's salary?

A Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $94,816 for beginners, reaching about $99,822 at mid-level, and approach $100,641 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant?

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Speech Language Pathologist Assistant roles are District of Columbia $105,232, California $104,833, Massachusetts $103,436. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Speech Language Pathologist Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Speech Language Pathologist Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Speech and Language Pathologist - Home Care: $99,130; CF Speech Language Pathologist: $99,081; School Speech Language Pathologist: $98,983; Virtual Speech and Language Pathologist: $98,093; Teletherapy Speech Language Pathologist: $97,438.

How do different companies affect a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Speech Language Pathologist Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant in the United States is $95,043 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,888
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,853 to $101,767
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,396

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Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,767	$8,481	$1,957	$49
Average	$95,043	$7,920	$1,828	$46
25th Percentile	$86,853	$7,238	$1,670	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Salaries

A Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $94,816
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,750
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $99,822
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,129
Expert (over 8 years): $100,641

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Speech Language Pathologist Assistant	$94,816
Intermediate Level Speech Language Pathologist Assistant	$96,750
Senior Level Speech Language Pathologist Assistant	$99,822
Specialist Level Speech Language Pathologist Assistant	$100,129
Expert Level Speech Language Pathologist Assistant	$100,641

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How Do Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Speech Language Pathologist Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $105,232.
California: $104,833.
Massachusetts: $103,436.

District of Columbia $105,232 California $104,833 Massachusetts $103,436 Washington $103,056 New Jersey $103,018 Alaska $102,884 Connecticut $101,573 New York $101,041

Hawaii $99,339 Rhode Island $98,541 Maryland $97,999 Minnesota $97,258 Colorado $96,973 Illinois $96,878 Oregon $96,517 Delaware $96,250

New Hampshire $96,083 Virginia $95,709 Pennsylvania $94,616 Nevada $94,064 North Dakota $93,884 Michigan $93,599 Wisconsin $93,494 Vermont $93,285

Texas $92,705 Maine $92,667 Arizona $92,610 Ohio $92,544 Georgia $91,669 Indiana $91,232 Wyoming $91,147 Utah $91,014

Iowa $90,957 Kansas $90,500 Louisiana $90,367 North Carolina $90,320 Missouri $90,301 Florida $89,930 Montana $89,730 Nebraska $89,540

Kentucky $89,436 South Carolina $89,056 Tennessee $88,818 Idaho $88,723 New Mexico $88,029 Oklahoma $87,877 Alabama $87,316 South Dakota $86,375

Arkansas $85,862 West Virginia $85,587 Mississippi $84,760

Top Paying Cities for Speech Language Pathologist Assistants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $119,878
San Francisco: $118,566
Oakland: $116,067

San Jose, CA $119,878

San Francisco, CA $118,566

Oakland, CA $116,067

New York, NY $109,432

Paramus, NJ $108,101

Queens Village, NY $108,097

Passaic, NJ $108,006

Bergenfield, NJ $107,998

Stamford, CT $107,789

Huntington, NY $107,750

Newark, NJ $107,047

Bridgeport, CT $106,847

Vallejo, CA $106,658

New Brunswick, NJ $106,620

Petaluma, CA $106,563

Middlesex, NJ $106,382

Somerset, NJ $106,316

Santa Cruz, CA $106,192

Boston, MA $105,612

Monterey, CA $105,279

Seattle, WA $105,061

Santa Rosa, CA $105,042

Los Angeles, CA $105,013

Juneau, AK $104,766

Washington, DC $104,662

Orange, CA $104,323

Santa Ana, CA $104,073

Long Beach, CA $103,977

Anaheim, CA $103,958

Anchorage, AK $103,911

Santa Maria, CA $103,626

Everett, WA $103,607

Danbury, CT $103,272

Bremerton, WA $103,141

Tacoma, WA $102,799

New Suffolk, NY $102,797

Sacramento, CA $102,770

Santa Barbara, CA $102,666

Trenton, NJ $102,561

San Diego, CA $102,561

Brockton, MA $102,457

Fairbanks, AK $102,224

Lompoc, CA $101,982

Lowell, MA $101,905

Ventura, CA $101,887

Nashua, NH $101,868

Stockton, CA $101,858

Modesto, CA $101,164

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,955

Olympia, WA $100,775

Kennewick, WA $100,775

New Haven, CT $100,736

Lawrence, MA $100,394

Hartford, CT $100,299

Riverside, CA $100,280

New Bedford, MA $100,185

Richland, WA $100,185

Bakersfield, CA $100,052

San Bernardino, CA $100,014

New Britain, CT $100,005

Atlantic City, NJ $100,005

New London, CT $99,967

Norwich, CT $99,938

Portsmouth, NH $99,919

Boulder, CO $99,718

Portland, OR $99,586

Worcester, MA $99,577

Minneapolis, MN $99,282

Philadelphia, PA $99,149

Honolulu, HI $98,836

Saint Paul, MN $98,790

Vineland, NJ $98,769

Providence, RI $98,493

Chicago, IL $98,218

Bellingham, WA $98,104

Springfield, MA $98,028

Baltimore, MD $97,999

Chico, CA $97,762

Pittsfield, MA $97,505

Manchester, NH $97,324

Spokane, WA $96,906

Denver, CO $96,897

Albany, NY $96,450

Troy, NY $96,412

Nassau, NY $96,310

Schenectady, NY $96,212

Wilmington, DE $96,136

Burlington, VT $96,003

Salem, OR $95,965

Portland, ME $95,671

Yakima, WA $95,576

Rochester, MN $95,281

Reno, NV $95,233

Fresno, CA $95,233

Milwaukee, WI $95,148

Detroit, MI $95,053

Ann Arbor, MI $95,037

Allentown, PA $95,024

Colorado Springs, CO $94,863

Syracuse, NY $94,815

Carson City, NV $94,815

Houston, TX $94,682

Eugene, OR $94,635

Gary, IN $94,521

Springfield, OR $94,445

Bismarck, ND $94,426

Galveston, TX $94,359

Medford, OR $94,217

Fort Collins, CO $94,179

Concord, NH $94,131

Austin, TX $94,102

Mesa, AZ $93,903

Reading, PA $93,893

Phoenix, AZ $93,884

Dallas, TX $93,855

Saint Cloud, MN $93,764

Madison, WI $93,637

Utica, NY $93,380

Rochester, NY $93,228

Des Moines, IA $93,219

Raleigh, NC $93,209

Atlanta, GA $93,066

Battle Creek, MI $93,038

Salt Lake City, UT $93,009

Lancaster, PA $92,867

Harrisburg, PA $92,734

Kansas City, MO $92,639

Champaign, IL $92,620

Kansas City, KS $92,620

Fort Worth, TX $92,610

Columbus, OH $92,594

Boca Raton, FL $92,572

Pittsburgh, PA $92,534

Richmond, VA $92,496

Indianapolis, IN $92,477

Cleveland, OH $92,468

Las Vegas, NV $92,354

Cincinnati, OH $92,354

Petersburg, VA $92,211

Huntsville, AL $92,069

Lansing, MI $92,005

Lebanon, PA $91,993

Pueblo, CO $91,983

Appleton, WI $91,954

Buffalo, NY $91,916

Dayton, OH $91,888

Racine, WI $91,869

Charlotte, NC $91,859

Saint Louis, MO $91,831

York, PA $91,774

Elkhart, IN $91,774

Gastonia, NC $91,756

Billings, MT $91,733

Beaumont, TX $91,707

Lorain, OH $91,688

Benton Harbor, MI $91,669

Toledo, OH $91,650

Binghamton, NY $91,603

Rock Hill, SC $91,593

Rockford, IL $91,546

Springfield, IL $91,508

Elyria, OH $91,498

Fargo, ND $91,498

Flagstaff, AZ $91,432

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,375

Duluth, MN $91,318

Miami, FL $91,318

Cheyenne, WY $91,251

Grand Forks, ND $91,251

Bangor, ME $91,042

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,938

Durham, NC $90,898

Louisville, KY $90,890

Grand Rapids, MI $90,871

Hialeah, FL $90,861

Casper, WY $90,728

Scranton, PA $90,614

New Orleans, LA $90,586

Virginia Beach, VA $90,576

Akron, OH $90,529

Peoria, IL $90,405

Sarasota, FL $90,386

Nashville, TN $90,320

Omaha, NE $90,320

Green Bay, WI $90,320

Baton Rouge, LA $90,272

Charleston, SC $90,253

Jamestown, NY $90,206

Davenport, IA $90,206

Tucson, AZ $90,158

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,101

Tampa, FL $90,082

Evansville, IN $90,025

Port Arthur, TX $90,025

Bradenton, FL $89,987

Santa Fe, NM $89,816

Orlando, FL $89,645

Clearwater, FL $89,616

Canton, OH $89,417

La Crosse, WI $89,417

Albuquerque, NM $89,360

Newport News, VA $89,350

High Point, NC $89,322

Ogden, UT $89,284

Corpus Christi, TX $89,208

Norfolk, VA $89,151

Laramie, WY $89,151

Rock Island, IL $89,094

Saginaw, MI $89,075

Jacksonville, FL $89,065

Salisbury, NC $89,046

Boise, ID $89,027

Moline, IL $88,980

Fort Myers, FL $88,951

Memphis, TN $88,932

Tulsa, OK $88,885

Waterloo, IA $88,828

Spartanburg, SC $88,733

Lincoln, NE $88,685

Fort Wayne, IN $88,666

Provo, UT $88,656

Cedar Falls, IA $88,542

San Antonio, TX $88,504

Greensboro, NC $88,466

South Bend, IN $88,457

Savannah, GA $88,352

Muskegon, MI $88,314

Birmingham, AL $88,305

Winston Salem, NC $88,258

Lake Charles, LA $88,029

Anderson, IN $88,010

Lexington, KY $87,982

Augusta, GA $87,953

Greenville, SC $87,953

Lima, OH $87,877

Wichita, KS $87,868

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,868

Columbia, SC $87,782

Springfield, OH $87,763

Asheville, NC $87,611

Bloomington, IN $87,544

Knoxville, TN $87,202

Shreveport, LA $87,193

Wilmington, NC $87,069

Roanoke, VA $87,069

Topeka, KS $86,898

Frankfort, KY $86,888

Oklahoma City, OK $86,822

Chillicothe, OH $86,784

Longview, TX $86,775

Melbourne, FL $86,765

Sioux Falls, SD $86,613

Mobile, AL $86,604

Terre Haute, IN $86,566

Altoona, PA $86,509

Amarillo, TX $86,442

Killeen, TX $86,413

Fayetteville, AR $86,337

Chattanooga, TN $86,309

Sioux City, IA $86,223

Idaho Falls, ID $86,204

Lynchburg, VA $86,128

Gainesville, FL $86,005

Portsmouth, OH $85,957

Little Rock, AR $85,938

Lafayette, LA $85,900

Youngstown, OH $85,900

Daytona Beach, FL $85,843

Clarksville, TN $85,834

Pensacola, FL $85,824

Temple, TX $85,818

Hopkinsville, KY $85,539

Erie, PA $85,520

Florence, SC $85,482

Charleston, WV $85,330

Great Falls, MT $85,282

Macon, GA $85,149

Tallahassee, FL $85,140

Fayetteville, NC $85,121

Waco, TX $85,102

Helena, MT $85,035

Pine Bluff, AR $84,999

Vincennes, IN $84,883

Lubbock, TX $84,845

Alamogordo, NM $84,788

Twin Falls, ID $84,703

Rapid City, SD $84,674

Jackson, MS $84,503

Huntington, WV $84,496

Greenville, MS $84,494

Parkersburg, WV $84,397

Montgomery, AL $84,380

Wichita Falls, TX $84,284

Springfield, MO $84,284

Biloxi, MS $84,237

Monroe, LA $84,142

Johnstown, PA $84,075

Sumter, SC $84,037

Columbus, GA $84,028

Pascagoula, MS $83,847

Abilene, TX $83,847

Kingsport, TN $83,600

Albany, GA $83,600

Gulfport, MS $83,572

Alexandria, LA $83,258

Fort Smith, AR $83,020

El Paso, TX $82,764

Las Cruces, NM $82,336

Harlingen, TX $82,095

Pocatello, ID $82,079

Florence, AL $81,956

Brownsville, TX $81,937

Mcallen, TX $81,737

Dothan, AL $81,604

Columbus, MS $81,040

Altus, OK $80,597

Lawton, OK $80,416

Pierre, SD $80,074

What Skills Can Increase a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.98% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Rehabilitation Services (Mentioned in 3.67% Job Postings): Rehabilitation services is a special healthcare service that help a person regain physical, mental, and/or cognitive (thinking and learning) abilities that have been lost or impaired as a result of disease, injury, or treatment.
Infection Control (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical (rather than academic) sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential, though often underrecognized and undersupported, part of the infrastructure of health care. Infection control and hospital epidemiology are akin to public health practice, practiced within the confines of a particular health-care delivery system rather than directed at society as a whole. Anti-infective agents include antibiotics, antibacterials, antifungals, antivirals and antiprotozoals. Infection control addresses factors related to the spread of infections within the healthcare setting (whether patient-to-patient, from patients to staff and from staff to patients, or among-staff), including prevention (via hand hygiene/hand washing, cleaning/disinfection/sterilization, vaccination, surveillance), monitoring/investigation of demonstrated or suspected spread of infection within a particular health-care setting (surveillance and outbreak investigation), and management (interruption of outbreaks). It is on this basis that the common title being adopted within health care is "infection prevention and control."

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.98%
Rehabilitation Services	3.67%
Infection Control	2.16%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's salary.

Interviewing: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Management Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Interviewing	$96,944	2%
Process Improvement	$96,944	2%
Management Skills	$95,994	1%
Verbal Communication	$95,994	1%
Collaboration	$95,994	1%
Customer Service	$95,043	0%

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Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Speech Language Pathologist Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Speech Language Pathologist Assistant positions in Healthcare typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Speech Language Pathologist Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$114,052	$55.0	20%

How Education impacts a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Speech Language Pathologist Assistants enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $89,819 and $94,788).

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 0.1%

Associates 0.5%

Bachelors 4.8%

Masters 92.3%

Doctorate 2.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	0.1%
Associates	0.5%
Bachelors	4.8%
Masters	92.3%
Doctorate	2.1%

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Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$86,853

Average $95,043/year

$101,767

$7,238

Average $7,920/month

$8,481

$1,670

Average $1,828/week

$1,957

$42

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,767	$8,481	$1,957	$49
Average	$95,043	$7,920	$1,828	$46
25th Percentile	$86,853	$7,238	$1,670	$42

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Salary Trends for Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Salaries for a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $111,654 in 2023 to around $111,224 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Speech Language Pathologist Assistant salary trends, .

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Columbus, OH

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