What are the main factors that influence a SLP School's salary?

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

How does experience change A SLP School's salary?

A SLP School's salary grows with experience: starting around $97,836 for beginners, reaching about $103,008 at mid-level, and approach $103,855 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a SLP School?

SLP School salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for SLP School roles are District of Columbia $109,313, California $108,899, Massachusetts $107,447. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of SLP School roles make?

Salaries for SLP School level roles vary by specialization: Director of Rehab SLP: $142,389; Pediatric SLP: $99,715; SLP Virtual: $99,168; School Based SLP: $98,464; SLP Speech Therapist: $97,280.

How do different companies affect a SLP School's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for SLP School 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.

SLP School Salary in the United States

How much does a SLP School make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a SLP School in the United States is $98,730 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

However, a SLP School's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $118,616
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,080 to $109,139
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,294

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SLP School Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,139	$9,095	$2,099	$52
Average	$98,730	$8,227	$1,899	$47
25th Percentile	$89,080	$7,423	$1,713	$43

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Key Factors That Influence SLP School Salaries

A SLP School'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 SLP School Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a SLP School'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): $97,836
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,831
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,008
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,325
Expert (over 8 years): $103,855

Levels	Salary
Entry Level SLP School	$97,836
Intermediate Level SLP School	$99,831
Senior Level SLP School	$103,008
Specialist Level SLP School	$103,325
Expert Level SLP School	$103,855

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How Do SLP School 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 SLP Schools. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $109,313.
California: $108,899.
Massachusetts: $107,447.

District of Columbia $109,313 California $108,899 Massachusetts $107,447 Washington $107,053 New Jersey $107,013 Alaska $106,875 Connecticut $105,512 New York $104,959

Hawaii $103,192 Rhode Island $102,363 Maryland $101,800 Minnesota $101,030 Colorado $100,734 Illinois $100,635 Oregon $100,260 Delaware $99,983

New Hampshire $99,810 Virginia $99,421 Pennsylvania $98,285 Nevada $97,713 North Dakota $97,525 Michigan $97,229 Wisconsin $97,120 Vermont $96,903

Texas $96,301 Maine $96,261 Arizona $96,202 Ohio $96,133 Georgia $95,225 Indiana $94,771 Wyoming $94,682 Utah $94,543

Iowa $94,484 Kansas $94,010 Louisiana $93,872 North Carolina $93,823 Missouri $93,803 Florida $93,418 Montana $93,211 Nebraska $93,013

Kentucky $92,905 South Carolina $92,510 Tennessee $92,263 Idaho $92,164 New Mexico $91,443 Oklahoma $91,285 Alabama $90,703 South Dakota $89,725

Arkansas $89,192 West Virginia $88,906 Mississippi $88,047

Top Paying Cities for SLP Schools

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: $124,528
San Francisco: $123,303
Oakland: $120,569

San Jose, CA $124,528

San Francisco, CA $123,303

Oakland, CA $120,569

New York, NY $114,418

Queens Village, NY $113,677

Paramus, NJ $112,887

Passaic, NJ $112,789

Bergenfield, NJ $112,690

Stamford, CT $112,542

Huntington, NY $112,443

Newark, NJ $111,801

Bridgeport, CT $111,604

New Brunswick, NJ $111,278

Vallejo, CA $111,071

Middlesex, NJ $111,012

Somerset, NJ $110,923

Petaluma, CA $110,696

Santa Cruz, CA $110,311

Boston, MA $110,113

Monterey, CA $109,619

Fairbanks, AK $109,550

Los Angeles, CA $109,363

Washington, DC $109,313

Seattle, WA $109,136

Santa Rosa, CA $109,116

Juneau, AK $108,830

Orange, CA $108,504

Anchorage, AK $108,326

Anaheim, CA $108,257

Santa Ana, CA $108,109

Nassau, NY $108,050

Long Beach, CA $108,010

Danbury, CT $107,981

Santa Maria, CA $107,645

Everett, WA $107,625

Bremerton, WA $107,141

Trenton, NJ $106,954

Sacramento, CA $106,914

San Diego, CA $106,865

Brockton, MA $106,825

Tacoma, WA $106,786

Santa Barbara, CA $106,648

Lowell, MA $106,253

New Suffolk, NY $106,213

Nashua, NH $106,095

Lompoc, CA $105,937

Ventura, CA $105,838

Stockton, CA $105,809

New Haven, CT $105,611

Atlantic City, NJ $105,354

Hartford, CT $105,137

Modesto, CA $105,088

Poughkeepsie, NY $104,871

New Britain, CT $104,821

Olympia, WA $104,683

Kennewick, WA $104,683

New London, CT $104,663

Norwich, CT $104,634

Lawrence, MA $104,584

Bakersfield, CA $104,308

Riverside, CA $104,170

New Bedford, MA $104,170

Richland, WA $104,071

Portsmouth, NH $103,992

Vineland, NJ $103,972

San Bernardino, CA $103,893

Boulder, CO $103,617

Worcester, MA $103,538

Portland, OR $103,449

Saint Paul, MN $103,330

Minneapolis, MN $103,330

Philadelphia, PA $103,192

Honolulu, HI $102,669

Springfield, MA $102,323

Providence, RI $102,313

Chicago, IL $102,027

Bellingham, WA $101,909

Baltimore, MD $101,800

Chico, CA $101,553

Wilmington, DE $101,385

Pittsfield, MA $101,287

Manchester, NH $101,099

Spokane, WA $100,665

Denver, CO $100,655

Albany, NY $100,191

Troy, NY $100,151

Schenectady, NY $99,944

Burlington, VT $99,727

Portland, ME $99,381

Salem, OR $99,302

Yakima, WA $99,282

Ann Arbor, MI $99,253

Rochester, MN $98,976

Fresno, CA $98,927

Reno, NV $98,927

Milwaukee, WI $98,838

Detroit, MI $98,739

Allentown, PA $98,710

Carson City, NV $98,700

Houston, TX $98,552

Colorado Springs, CO $98,542

Syracuse, NY $98,493

Eugene, OR $98,305

Bismarck, ND $98,187

Gary, IN $98,187

Galveston, TX $98,187

Springfield, OR $98,108

Medford, OR $97,871

Fort Collins, CO $97,831

Austin, TX $97,752

Mesa, AZ $97,545

Phoenix, AZ $97,525

Dallas, TX $97,495

Reading, PA $97,436

Saint Cloud, MN $97,397

Concord, NH $97,308

Madison, WI $97,268

Utica, NY $97,002

Raleigh, NC $96,923

Las Vegas, NV $96,913

Rochester, NY $96,844

Des Moines, IA $96,834

Atlanta, GA $96,676

Battle Creek, MI $96,646

Salt Lake City, UT $96,617

Lancaster, PA $96,469

Champaign, IL $96,449

Harrisburg, PA $96,330

Durham, NC $96,242

Kansas City, MO $96,232

Kansas City, KS $96,212

Fort Worth, TX $96,202

Boca Raton, FL $96,163

Cleveland, OH $96,153

Columbus, OH $96,133

Pittsburgh, PA $96,123

Richmond, VA $96,084

Indianapolis, IN $96,064

Cincinnati, OH $95,936

Petersburg, VA $95,787

Billings, MT $95,570

Lansing, MI $95,570

Huntsville, AL $95,570

Lebanon, PA $95,560

Dayton, OH $95,551

Pueblo, CO $95,551

Appleton, WI $95,521

Buffalo, NY $95,481

Racine, WI $95,432

Charlotte, NC $95,422

Saint Louis, MO $95,393

Springfield, IL $95,353

Elkhart, IN $95,333

York, PA $95,333

Gastonia, NC $95,323

Benton Harbor, MI $95,323

Beaumont, TX $95,264

Lorain, OH $95,244

Toledo, OH $95,205

Binghamton, NY $95,156

Rock Hill, SC $95,146

Rockford, IL $95,096

Fargo, ND $95,047

Elyria, OH $95,047

Flagstaff, AZ $94,978

Fort Lauderdale, FL $94,919

Miami, FL $94,859

Duluth, MN $94,701

Bangor, ME $94,573

Cedar Rapids, IA $94,464

Louisville, KY $94,415

Grand Rapids, MI $94,395

Hialeah, FL $94,385

Casper, WY $94,247

Scranton, PA $94,129

New Orleans, LA $94,099

Virginia Beach, VA $94,089

Akron, OH $94,040

Peoria, IL $93,912

Sarasota, FL $93,892

Green Bay, WI $93,823

Baton Rouge, LA $93,773

Charleston, SC $93,754

Nashville, TN $93,724

Jamestown, NY $93,704

Davenport, IA $93,704

Tucson, AZ $93,655

Cheyenne, WY $93,625

Saint Petersburg, FL $93,596

Tampa, FL $93,576

Omaha, NE $93,556

Port Arthur, TX $93,517

Evansville, IN $93,517

Bradenton, FL $93,477

Santa Fe, NM $93,299

Orlando, FL $93,201

Clearwater, FL $93,092

Canton, OH $92,885

La Crosse, WI $92,885

Grand Forks, ND $92,855

Albuquerque, NM $92,826

Tulsa, OK $92,826

Newport News, VA $92,816

High Point, NC $92,786

Ogden, UT $92,747

Corpus Christi, TX $92,668

Laramie, WY $92,608

Norfolk, VA $92,608

Rock Island, IL $92,549

Saginaw, MI $92,529

Jacksonville, FL $92,520

Salisbury, NC $92,500

Memphis, TN $92,480

Moline, IL $92,431

Fort Myers, FL $92,401

Waterloo, IA $92,273

Spartanburg, SC $92,174

Lincoln, NE $92,125

Fort Wayne, IN $92,105

Birmingham, AL $91,996

Cedar Falls, IA $91,976

Provo, UT $91,967

Springfield, OH $91,957

San Antonio, TX $91,937

Greensboro, NC $91,898

South Bend, IN $91,888

Winston Salem, NC $91,878

Boise, ID $91,848

Savannah, GA $91,779

Muskegon, MI $91,601

Lima, OH $91,483

Lake Charles, LA $91,443

Anderson, IN $91,424

Lexington, KY $91,394

Augusta, GA $91,364

Greenville, SC $91,364

Wichita, KS $91,276

Tuscaloosa, AL $91,276

Columbia, SC $91,187

Bloomington, IN $90,940

Roanoke, VA $90,881

Asheville, NC $90,752

Knoxville, TN $90,584

Shreveport, LA $90,575

Wilmington, NC $90,446

Frankfort, KY $90,259

Oklahoma City, OK $90,189

Chillicothe, OH $90,150

Longview, TX $90,140

Topeka, KS $90,111

Mobile, AL $89,962

Terre Haute, IN $89,923

Erie, PA $89,913

Altoona, PA $89,864

Melbourne, FL $89,834

Amarillo, TX $89,795

Killeen, TX $89,765

Fayetteville, AR $89,686

Sioux Falls, SD $89,617

Chattanooga, TN $89,558

Idaho Falls, ID $89,548

Gainesville, FL $89,340

Portsmouth, OH $89,291

Little Rock, AR $89,271

Lynchburg, VA $89,271

Lafayette, LA $89,232

Youngstown, OH $89,232

Temple, TX $89,192

Daytona Beach, FL $89,173

Clarksville, TN $89,163

Pensacola, FL $89,153

Hopkinsville, KY $88,857

Charleston, WV $88,847

Florence, SC $88,797

Sioux City, IA $88,738

Macon, GA $88,452

Tallahassee, FL $88,442

Fayetteville, NC $88,422

Waco, TX $88,402

Wichita Falls, TX $88,402

Pine Bluff, AR $88,363

Vincennes, IN $88,175

Lubbock, TX $88,136

Great Falls, MT $88,077

Alamogordo, NM $88,067

Abilene, TX $87,988

Rapid City, SD $87,859

Monroe, LA $87,859

Albany, GA $87,800

Huntington, WV $87,790

Jackson, MS $87,780

Greenville, MS $87,771

Parkersburg, WV $87,672

Montgomery, AL $87,652

Johnstown, PA $87,632

Springfield, MO $87,553

Biloxi, MS $87,504

Sumter, SC $87,297

Columbus, GA $87,287

Twin Falls, ID $87,228

Pascagoula, MS $87,099

Kingsport, TN $86,843

Gulfport, MS $86,813

Alexandria, LA $86,487

Fort Smith, AR $86,240

El Paso, TX $85,974

Helena, MT $85,845

Las Cruces, NM $85,529

Harlingen, TX $85,253

Pocatello, ID $85,164

Florence, AL $85,135

Brownsville, TX $85,115

Dothan, AL $84,957

Mcallen, TX $84,907

Columbus, MS $84,177

Altus, OK $83,723

Lawton, OK $83,535

Pierre, SD $83,180

What Skills Can Increase a SLP School'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%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 SLP School'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	$100,704	2%
Process Improvement	$100,704	2%
Management Skills	$99,717	1%
Verbal Communication	$99,717	1%
Collaboration	$99,717	1%
Customer Service	$98,730	0%

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How Education impacts a SLP School's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many SLP Schools 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 SLP School with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $89,819 and $94,788).

SLP School Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for SLP School

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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SLP School Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a SLP School'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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$89,080

Average $98,730/year

$109,139

$7,423

Average $8,227/month

$9,095

$1,713

Average $1,899/week

$2,099

$43

Average $47/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,139	$9,095	$2,099	$52
Average	$98,730	$8,227	$1,899	$47
25th Percentile	$89,080	$7,423	$1,713	$43

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Salary Trends for SLP School

Salaries for a SLP School can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $115,213 in 2023 to around $114,769 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of SLP School salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2024	$116,607
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