Do speech-language pathologists make good money?

• The location of the position.

• The type of speech pathologist.

• The industry

• The number of years of experience.

States where speech-language pathologists make the most money:

• Massachusetts averages $113,261 a year ($54.45 an hour)

• Alaska averages $106,928 a year ($51.41 an hour)

• Nevada averages $106,083 a year ($51.00 an hour)

• Washington averages $104,355 a year ($50.17 an hour)

• New York averages $101,494 a year ($48.80 an hour)

States where speech-language pathologists make the least money:

• Iowa averages $81,360 a year ($39.12 an hour)

• Alabama averages $80,525 a year ($38.71 an hour)

• New Mexico averages $80,168 a year ($38.54 an hour)

• Florida averages $77,713 a year ($37.36 an hour)

• Mississippi averages $77,278 a year ($37.15 an hour)

The highest-paid types of positions for speech-language pathologists:

• Elementary and secondary schools averages $75,670 a year ($ 36.38 an hour)

• Offices of other health practitioners averages $86,020 a year ($41.36 an hour)

• General medical and surgical hospitals average $87,480 a year ($ 42.06 an hour)

• Home health care services averages $90,080 a year ($43.31 an hour)

• Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) averages $94,560 a year ($45.46 an hour)

The highest-paying industries for speech pathologists:

• Management of companies and enterprises averages $114,790 a year ($55.19 an hour)

• Child daycare services averages $102,540 a year ($49.30 an hour)

• Offices of physicians averages $98,900 a year ($47.55 an hour)

• Management, scientific, and technical consulting services $98,440 a year ($47.33 an hour)

• Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly averages $ 97,150 a year ($ 46.71 an hour)

Years of experience and pay rate for speech-language pathologists:

• Entry-level SLP (less than one year of experience) earns $38.27.an hour

• Early career SLP (1 to 2 years of experience) averages $39.55 an hour

• Mid-career SLP (3 to 5 years of experience) averages $47.31 an hour

• Senior career SLP (6 to 9 years of experience) averages $47.88 an hour