Who is the highest-paid speech pathologist?

• Pathologist averages $115,266 a year ($55.42 an hour)

• Pediatric speech pathologist averages $104,139 a year ($50.07 an hour)

• Head of speech pathologist averages $97,433 a year ($46.84 an hour)

• Head of Speech Pathologist Clinical Fellowship averages $94,770 a year ($45.56 an hour)

• Senior speech pathologist averages $94,460 a year ($45.41 an hour)

• Home health averages $76,000 a year

• Outpatient clinics/offices average $73,500 a year

• Pediatric hospitals average $78,000 a year

• Rehabilitation hospitals average $79,000 a year

• School psychologists averages $87,450 a year

• Occupational speech therapists averages $86,210 a year

• Interpreters and translators average $57,000 a year

• Child and family social workers average $51,030 a year

Top cities in pay rates for speech pathologists:

• Bridgeport, Connecticut, averages $117,710 a year

• Corvallis, Oregon, averages $105,380 a year

• Chico, California, averages $104,640 a year

• New York, New York, averages $104,180 a year

• Bakersfield, California, averages $103,760 a year

Top states in pay rate for speech pathologists:

• Connecticut averages $101,410 a year

• District of Columbia averages $99,430 a year

• New York averages $96,770 a year

• New Jersey averages $95,710 a year

• California averages $92,740 a year