What are the main factors that influence a Speech Teacher'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 Teacher's salary?

A Speech Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $98,164 for beginners, reaching about $103,343 at mid-level, and approach $104,188 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Speech Teacher?

Speech Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Speech Teacher roles are District of Columbia $111,495, California $111,072, Massachusetts $109,592. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Speech Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Speech Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Speech Writer: $136,796; Speech Scientist: $104,231; Speech Instructor: $98,383; Speech Therapist: $97,293; Speech Pathologist: $97,290.

How do different companies affect a Speech Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Speech Teacher 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 Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Speech Teacher make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Speech Teacher in the United States is $100,700 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $114,432
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,969 to $107,888
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,931

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Speech Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,888	$8,991	$2,075	$52
Average	$100,700	$8,392	$1,937	$48
25th Percentile	$92,969	$7,747	$1,788	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Speech Teacher Salaries

A Speech Teacher'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 Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Speech Teacher'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): $98,164
Early Career (1-2 years): $100,172
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,343
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,660
Expert (over 8 years): $104,188

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Speech Teacher	$98,164
Intermediate Level Speech Teacher	$100,172
Senior Level Speech Teacher	$103,343
Specialist Level Speech Teacher	$103,660
Expert Level Speech Teacher	$104,188

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How Do Speech Teacher 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 Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $111,495.
California: $111,072.
Massachusetts: $109,592.

District of Columbia $111,495 California $111,072 Massachusetts $109,592 Washington $109,189 New Jersey $109,149 Alaska $109,008 Connecticut $107,618 New York $107,054

Hawaii $105,252 Rhode Island $104,406 Maryland $103,832 Minnesota $103,046 Colorado $102,744 Illinois $102,644 Oregon $102,261 Delaware $101,979

New Hampshire $101,802 Virginia $101,405 Pennsylvania $100,247 Nevada $99,663 North Dakota $99,471 Michigan $99,169 Wisconsin $99,059 Vermont $98,837

Texas $98,223 Maine $98,183 Arizona $98,122 Ohio $98,052 Georgia $97,125 Indiana $96,662 Wyoming $96,571 Utah $96,430

Iowa $96,370 Kansas $95,887 Louisiana $95,746 North Carolina $95,695 Missouri $95,675 Florida $95,282 Montana $95,071 Nebraska $94,869

Kentucky $94,759 South Carolina $94,356 Tennessee $94,104 Idaho $94,003 New Mexico $93,268 Oklahoma $93,107 Alabama $92,513 South Dakota $91,516

Arkansas $90,972 West Virginia $90,680 Mississippi $89,804

Top Paying Cities for Speech Teachers

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: $127,013
San Francisco: $125,622
Oakland: $122,975

San Jose, CA $127,013

San Francisco, CA $125,622

Oakland, CA $122,975

New York, NY $115,945

Paramus, NJ $114,535

Queens Village, NY $114,530

Passaic, NJ $114,434

Bergenfield, NJ $114,425

Stamford, CT $114,204

Huntington, NY $114,163

Newark, NJ $113,418

Bridgeport, CT $113,206

Vallejo, CA $113,006

New Brunswick, NJ $112,965

Petaluma, CA $112,905

Middlesex, NJ $112,714

Somerset, NJ $112,643

Santa Cruz, CA $112,512

Boston, MA $111,898

Monterey, CA $111,544

Seattle, WA $111,314

Santa Rosa, CA $111,294

Los Angeles, CA $111,263

Juneau, AK $111,002

Washington, DC $110,891

Orange, CA $110,532

Santa Ana, CA $110,267

Long Beach, CA $110,166

Anaheim, CA $110,146

Anchorage, AK $110,095

Santa Maria, CA $109,793

Everett, WA $109,773

Danbury, CT $109,419

Bremerton, WA $109,280

Tacoma, WA $108,917

New Suffolk, NY $108,915

Sacramento, CA $108,887

Santa Barbara, CA $108,776

Trenton, NJ $108,665

San Diego, CA $108,665

Brockton, MA $108,555

Fairbanks, AK $108,308

Lompoc, CA $108,051

Lowell, MA $107,970

Ventura, CA $107,950

Nashua, NH $107,930

Stockton, CA $107,920

Modesto, CA $107,185

Poughkeepsie, NY $106,964

Olympia, WA $106,772

Kennewick, WA $106,772

New Haven, CT $106,732

Lawrence, MA $106,369

Hartford, CT $106,269

Riverside, CA $106,249

New Bedford, MA $106,148

Richland, WA $106,148

Bakersfield, CA $106,007

San Bernardino, CA $105,967

New Britain, CT $105,957

Atlantic City, NJ $105,957

New London, CT $105,916

Norwich, CT $105,886

Portsmouth, NH $105,866

Boulder, CO $105,652

Portland, OR $105,513

Worcester, MA $105,503

Minneapolis, MN $105,191

Philadelphia, PA $105,050

Honolulu, HI $104,718

Saint Paul, MN $104,670

Vineland, NJ $104,647

Providence, RI $104,355

Chicago, IL $104,063

Bellingham, WA $103,943

Springfield, MA $103,862

Baltimore, MD $103,832

Chico, CA $103,580

Pittsfield, MA $103,308

Manchester, NH $103,117

Spokane, WA $102,674

Denver, CO $102,664

Albany, NY $102,190

Troy, NY $102,150

Nassau, NY $102,042

Schenectady, NY $101,939

Wilmington, DE $101,858

Burlington, VT $101,717

Salem, OR $101,677

Portland, ME $101,365

Yakima, WA $101,264

Rochester, MN $100,952

Reno, NV $100,901

Fresno, CA $100,901

Milwaukee, WI $100,811

Detroit, MI $100,710

Ann Arbor, MI $100,693

Allentown, PA $100,680

Colorado Springs, CO $100,509

Syracuse, NY $100,458

Carson City, NV $100,458

Houston, TX $100,317

Eugene, OR $100,267

Gary, IN $100,146

Springfield, OR $100,066

Bismarck, ND $100,045

Galveston, TX $99,975

Medford, OR $99,824

Fort Collins, CO $99,784

Concord, NH $99,733

Austin, TX $99,703

Mesa, AZ $99,492

Reading, PA $99,482

Phoenix, AZ $99,471

Dallas, TX $99,441

Saint Cloud, MN $99,345

Madison, WI $99,210

Utica, NY $98,938

Rochester, NY $98,777

Des Moines, IA $98,767

Raleigh, NC $98,756

Atlanta, GA $98,605

Battle Creek, MI $98,575

Salt Lake City, UT $98,545

Lancaster, PA $98,394

Harrisburg, PA $98,253

Kansas City, MO $98,152

Champaign, IL $98,132

Kansas City, KS $98,132

Fort Worth, TX $98,122

Columbus, OH $98,105

Boca Raton, FL $98,082

Pittsburgh, PA $98,042

Richmond, VA $98,001

Indianapolis, IN $97,981

Cleveland, OH $97,971

Las Vegas, NV $97,850

Cincinnati, OH $97,850

Petersburg, VA $97,699

Huntsville, AL $97,548

Lansing, MI $97,481

Lebanon, PA $97,468

Pueblo, CO $97,457

Appleton, WI $97,427

Buffalo, NY $97,387

Dayton, OH $97,357

Racine, WI $97,337

Charlotte, NC $97,327

Saint Louis, MO $97,296

York, PA $97,236

Elkhart, IN $97,236

Gastonia, NC $97,217

Billings, MT $97,193

Beaumont, TX $97,165

Lorain, OH $97,145

Benton Harbor, MI $97,125

Toledo, OH $97,105

Binghamton, NY $97,055

Rock Hill, SC $97,045

Rockford, IL $96,994

Springfield, IL $96,954

Elyria, OH $96,944

Fargo, ND $96,944

Flagstaff, AZ $96,873

Fort Lauderdale, FL $96,813

Duluth, MN $96,753

Miami, FL $96,753

Cheyenne, WY $96,682

Grand Forks, ND $96,682

Bangor, ME $96,461

Cedar Rapids, IA $96,350

Durham, NC $96,307

Louisville, KY $96,299

Grand Rapids, MI $96,279

Hialeah, FL $96,269

Casper, WY $96,128

Scranton, PA $96,007

New Orleans, LA $95,977

Virginia Beach, VA $95,967

Akron, OH $95,917

Peoria, IL $95,786

Sarasota, FL $95,766

Nashville, TN $95,695

Omaha, NE $95,695

Green Bay, WI $95,695

Baton Rouge, LA $95,645

Charleston, SC $95,625

Jamestown, NY $95,574

Davenport, IA $95,574

Tucson, AZ $95,524

Saint Petersburg, FL $95,464

Tampa, FL $95,443

Evansville, IN $95,383

Port Arthur, TX $95,383

Bradenton, FL $95,343

Santa Fe, NM $95,162

Orlando, FL $94,980

Clearwater, FL $94,950

Canton, OH $94,739

La Crosse, WI $94,739

Albuquerque, NM $94,678

Newport News, VA $94,668

High Point, NC $94,638

Ogden, UT $94,598

Corpus Christi, TX $94,517

Norfolk, VA $94,457

Laramie, WY $94,457

Rock Island, IL $94,396

Saginaw, MI $94,376

Jacksonville, FL $94,366

Salisbury, NC $94,346

Boise, ID $94,326

Moline, IL $94,275

Fort Myers, FL $94,245

Memphis, TN $94,225

Tulsa, OK $94,175

Waterloo, IA $94,114

Spartanburg, SC $94,014

Lincoln, NE $93,963

Fort Wayne, IN $93,943

Provo, UT $93,933

Cedar Falls, IA $93,812

San Antonio, TX $93,772

Greensboro, NC $93,732

South Bend, IN $93,721

Savannah, GA $93,611

Muskegon, MI $93,570

Birmingham, AL $93,560

Winston Salem, NC $93,511

Lake Charles, LA $93,268

Anderson, IN $93,248

Lexington, KY $93,218

Augusta, GA $93,188

Greenville, SC $93,188

Lima, OH $93,107

Wichita, KS $93,097

Tuscaloosa, AL $93,097

Columbia, SC $93,007

Springfield, OH $92,986

Asheville, NC $92,825

Bloomington, IN $92,755

Knoxville, TN $92,392

Shreveport, LA $92,382

Wilmington, NC $92,251

Roanoke, VA $92,251

Topeka, KS $92,070

Frankfort, KY $92,059

Oklahoma City, OK $91,989

Chillicothe, OH $91,949

Longview, TX $91,939

Melbourne, FL $91,929

Sioux Falls, SD $91,768

Mobile, AL $91,758

Terre Haute, IN $91,718

Altoona, PA $91,657

Amarillo, TX $91,587

Killeen, TX $91,556

Fayetteville, AR $91,476

Chattanooga, TN $91,446

Sioux City, IA $91,355

Idaho Falls, ID $91,335

Lynchburg, VA $91,254

Gainesville, FL $91,123

Portsmouth, OH $91,073

Little Rock, AR $91,053

Lafayette, LA $91,013

Youngstown, OH $91,013

Daytona Beach, FL $90,952

Clarksville, TN $90,942

Pensacola, FL $90,932

Temple, TX $90,925

Hopkinsville, KY $90,630

Erie, PA $90,610

Florence, SC $90,570

Charleston, WV $90,408

Great Falls, MT $90,358

Macon, GA $90,217

Tallahassee, FL $90,207

Fayetteville, NC $90,187

Waco, TX $90,167

Helena, MT $90,096

Pine Bluff, AR $90,058

Vincennes, IN $89,935

Lubbock, TX $89,895

Alamogordo, NM $89,834

Twin Falls, ID $89,744

Rapid City, SD $89,714

Jackson, MS $89,532

Huntington, WV $89,525

Greenville, MS $89,522

Parkersburg, WV $89,420

Montgomery, AL $89,401

Wichita Falls, TX $89,301

Springfield, MO $89,301

Biloxi, MS $89,250

Monroe, LA $89,150

Johnstown, PA $89,079

Sumter, SC $89,039

Columbus, GA $89,029

Pascagoula, MS $88,838

Abilene, TX $88,838

Kingsport, TN $88,576

Albany, GA $88,576

Gulfport, MS $88,546

Alexandria, LA $88,213

Fort Smith, AR $87,961

El Paso, TX $87,690

Las Cruces, NM $87,236

Harlingen, TX $86,981

Pocatello, ID $86,965

Florence, AL $86,834

Brownsville, TX $86,813

Mcallen, TX $86,602

Dothan, AL $86,461

Columbus, MS $85,863

Altus, OK $85,394

Lawton, OK $85,202

Pierre, SD $84,840

What Skills Can Increase a Speech Teacher'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 Speech Teacher'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	$102,714	2%
Process Improvement	$102,714	2%
Management Skills	$101,707	1%
Verbal Communication	$101,707	1%
Collaboration	$101,707	1%
Customer Service	$100,700	0%

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How Education impacts a Speech Teacher's Salary?

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

Speech Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Speech Teacher

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 Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Speech Teacher'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$92,969

Average $100,700/year

$107,888

$7,747

Average $8,392/month

$8,991

$1,788

Average $1,937/week

$2,075

$45

Average $48/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,888	$8,991	$2,075	$52
Average	$100,700	$8,392	$1,937	$48
25th Percentile	$92,969	$7,747	$1,788	$45

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Salary Trends for Speech Teacher

Salaries for a Speech Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $115,605 in 2023 to around $115,160 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Speech Teacher salary trends, .

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