282 metro areas

Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Salary by City (2026)

Speech-language pathology assistants earn the most in Napa, CA, an average of $72,130 a year, against $50,810 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Springfield, MA ($68,430 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $50,810BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $72,130Napa, CA
Best after cost of living: $68,430Springfield, MA
Metro areas: 282With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for speech-language pathology assistants

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Napa, CA$72,130
San Francisco, CA$67,810
Seattle, WA$66,810
Mount Vernon, WA$66,250
Springfield, MA$65,730
Anchorage, AK$65,020
Bellingham, WA$65,000
San Jose, CA$63,590
Olympia, WA$62,860
Bremerton, WA$61,860

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for speech-language pathology assistants
Item	Value
Napa, CA	$72,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$67,810
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$66,810
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$66,250
Springfield, MA	$65,730
Anchorage, AK	$65,020
Bellingham, WA	$65,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$63,590
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$62,860
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$61,860

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Springfield, MA$65,730 nominal$68,430
Wildwood, FL$55,970 nominal$65,520
Mount Vernon, WA$66,250 nominal$64,670
Napa, CA$72,130 nominal$64,080
Spartanburg, SC$57,390 nominal$63,030
Bellingham, WA$65,000 nominal$62,900
Lewiston, ME$59,400 nominal$62,700
Lawton, OK$53,290 nominal$62,010
Chattanooga, TN-GA$56,640 nominal$61,930
Anchorage, AK$65,020 nominal$61,680

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for speech-language pathology assistants
Item	Value
Springfield, MA	$68,430
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$65,520
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$64,670
Napa, CA	$64,080
Spartanburg, SC	$63,030
Bellingham, WA	$62,900
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$62,700
Lawton, OK	$62,010
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$61,930
Anchorage, AK	$61,680

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Speech-Language Pathology Assistant salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Speech-Language Pathology Assistant pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Napa, CA	$72,130	$52,270	$81,910	$64,080
2	San Francisco, CA	$67,810	$47,260	$77,920	$58,650
3	Seattle, WA	$66,810	$54,750	$72,740	$60,120
4	Mount Vernon, WA	$66,250	$50,000	$74,240	$64,670
5	Springfield, MA	$65,730	$50,040	$73,470	$68,430
6	Anchorage, AK	$65,020	$55,060	$69,930	$61,680
7	Bellingham, WA	$65,000	$49,770	$72,510	$62,900
8	San Jose, CA	$63,590	$45,700	$72,400	$57,590
9	Olympia, WA	$62,860	$50,710	$68,850	$60,630
10	Bremerton, WA	$61,860	$48,610	$68,370	$58,580
11	San Luis Obispo, CA	$61,280	$42,560	$70,490	$56,430
12	Boston, MA-NH	$60,840	$43,850	$69,220	$56,190
13	Wenatchee, WA	$60,740	$46,700	$67,660	$58,490
14	Vallejo, CA	$59,630	$43,410	$67,620	$54,970
15	Santa Rosa, CA	$59,570	$44,550	$66,980	$55,270
16	Lewiston, ME	$59,400	$42,430	$67,770	$62,700
17	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,260	$41,000	$68,240	$54,420
18	San Diego, CA	$58,910	$45,510	$65,500	$52,650
19	Austin, TX	$58,820	$35,010	$70,530	$59,980
20	Longview, WA	$58,590	$46,970	$64,310	$60,060
21	Santa Cruz, CA	$58,260	$44,140	$65,210	$53,010
22	Sacramento, CA	$58,220	$42,370	$66,020	$54,580
23	Stockton, CA	$58,120	$46,490	$63,860	$55,310
24	Visalia, CA	$57,740	$41,890	$65,540	$57,840
25	Riverside, CA	$57,410	$42,490	$64,750	$53,940
26	Spartanburg, SC	$57,390	$37,750	$67,060	$63,030
27	Oxnard, CA	$57,280	$42,430	$64,600	$51,820
28	Fresno, CA	$57,160	$44,010	$63,630	$55,950
29	New York, NY-NJ	$57,140	$42,040	$64,560	$50,760
30	Modesto, CA	$57,030	$42,660	$64,130	$54,780
31	Salinas, CA	$56,970	$42,990	$63,860	$52,250
32	Hanford, CA	$56,850	$45,660	$62,340	$55,950
33	Spokane, WA	$56,830	$43,450	$63,420	$56,630
34	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$56,640	$44,640	$62,550	$61,930
35	Vineland, NJ	$56,560	$45,970	$61,780	$58,940
36	Fayetteville, NC	$56,490	$45,010	$62,170	$61,420
37	Naples, FL	$56,310	$43,120	$62,800	$54,560
38	Boise City, ID	$56,220	$45,340	$61,590	$57,140
39	Santa Maria, CA	$56,200	$43,240	$62,590	$51,660
40	Ann Arbor, MI	$56,180	$41,930	$63,210	$55,690
41	Wildwood, FL	$55,970	$42,330	$62,670	$65,520
42	Jacksonville, NC	$55,560	$44,100	$61,190	$60,340
43	Walla Walla, WA	$55,350	$47,690	$59,110	$56,180
44	Yakima, WA	$55,310	$43,970	$60,880	$57,890
45	Tucson, AZ	$55,270	$40,960	$62,320	$57,040
46	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$55,220	$38,790	$63,320	$58,640
47	Flagstaff, AZ	$55,020	$44,550	$60,150	$54,840
48	Kennewick, WA	$55,000	$46,010	$59,400	$54,960
49	Albany, OR	$54,720	$42,100	$60,960	$53,590
50	Sebastian, FL	$54,680	$33,280	$65,210	$55,620
51	Indianapolis, IN	$54,640	$44,820	$59,490	$57,100
52	Crestview, FL	$54,600	$38,230	$62,650	$56,270
53	Las Vegas, NV	$54,540	$39,850	$61,760	$54,420
54	Manhattan, KS	$54,520	$45,610	$58,880	$60,470
55	Kiryas Joel, NY	$54,410	$41,310	$60,880	$49,720
56	Reno, NV	$54,350	$40,910	$60,960	$53,800
57	Bismarck, ND	$53,960	$37,250	$62,190	$59,280
58	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$53,960	$41,520	$60,070	$57,340
59	Columbus, GA-AL	$53,830	$39,790	$60,740	$60,280
60	Watertown, NY	$53,830	$43,930	$58,720	$61,390
61	Wichita, KS	$53,790	$40,060	$60,550	$60,470
62	Iowa City, IA	$53,770	$43,490	$58,820	$58,760
63	Asheville, NC	$53,730	$40,790	$60,090	$55,680
64	Atlantic City, NJ	$53,730	$44,990	$58,030	$54,350
65	Columbus, OH	$53,710	$31,160	$64,790	$56,260
66	Utica, NY	$53,710	$40,520	$60,220	$57,950
67	Battle Creek, MI	$53,540	$44,950	$57,760	$59,130
68	Redding, CA	$53,500	$40,330	$59,970	$53,140
69	Dayton, OH	$53,460	$38,060	$61,030	$57,670
70	Albuquerque, NM	$53,350	$41,660	$59,090	$55,840
71	Salt Lake City, UT	$53,350	$41,890	$58,990	$52,890
72	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$53,330	$40,440	$59,680	$57,300
73	Lawton, OK	$53,290	$43,950	$57,910	$62,010
74	Phoenix, AZ	$53,270	$37,440	$61,070	$51,560
75	Pueblo, CO	$53,140	$41,080	$59,070	$57,910
76	Charleston, SC	$53,120	$39,230	$59,970	$52,610
77	Bend, OR	$52,960	$44,780	$56,990	$51,120
78	Oklahoma City, OK	$52,920	$39,100	$59,720	$58,530
79	Elizabethtown, KY	$52,830	$40,460	$58,930	$58,330
80	Lexington Park, MD	$52,810	$36,110	$61,050	$52,410
81	Syracuse, NY	$52,730	$41,660	$58,180	$55,080
82	Lexington, KY	$52,560	$43,080	$57,220	$56,580
83	Los Angeles, CA	$52,560	$44,260	$56,640	$46,280
84	Yuma, AZ	$52,540	$35,050	$61,170	$56,670
85	Topeka, KS	$52,500	$40,580	$58,360	$59,110
86	Salem, OR	$52,460	$40,230	$58,470	$50,610
87	Portland, OR-WA	$52,400	$42,810	$57,120	$49,710
88	Ithaca, NY	$52,350	$44,010	$56,470	$50,670
89	Portland, ME	$52,310	$43,510	$56,660	$51,360
90	Albany, NY	$52,250	$39,480	$58,550	$52,480
91	Carson City, NV	$52,250	$44,450	$56,100	$53,250
92	Greenville, NC	$52,230	$39,330	$58,570	$59,080
93	Dallas, TX	$52,080	$33,800	$61,090	$50,520
94	Provo, UT	$52,080	$37,810	$59,110	$53,020
95	Buffalo, NY	$52,040	$41,870	$57,030	$54,300
96	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$52,040	$38,650	$58,660	$56,460
97	New Haven, CT	$52,040	$38,270	$58,820	$49,770
98	Amherst Town, MA	$51,960	$44,510	$55,620	$51,830
99	North Port, FL	$51,900	$37,980	$58,760	$50,680
100	Worcester, MA	$51,900	$37,960	$58,760	$50,620
101	Killeen, TX	$51,880	$39,100	$58,180	$56,930
102	San Antonio, TX	$51,790	$32,860	$61,130	$54,680
103	Medford, OR	$51,750	$45,760	$54,700	$51,020
104	Clarksville, TN-KY	$51,650	$41,120	$56,830	$56,790
105	Burlington, VT	$51,560	$40,790	$56,890	$51,080
106	Binghamton, NY	$51,500	$43,850	$55,290	$55,460
107	Chicago, IL-IN	$51,500	$38,730	$57,800	$49,710
108	Hartford, CT	$51,420	$38,360	$57,870	$50,050
109	Cleveland, OH	$51,330	$35,110	$59,320	$54,650
110	Jacksonville, FL	$51,330	$36,320	$58,740	$51,600
111	Chico, CA	$51,290	$37,070	$58,320	$50,680
112	Kahului, HI	$51,130	$44,970	$54,160	$46,740
113	Greeley, CO	$51,000	$41,120	$55,870	$50,910
114	Trenton, NJ	$51,000	$39,060	$56,890	$49,430
115	Denver, CO	$50,880	$41,270	$55,600	$48,100
116	Cheyenne, WY	$50,840	$38,830	$56,760	$52,690
117	Miami, FL	$50,730	$35,380	$58,300	$44,440
118	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$50,610	$40,290	$55,680	$49,350
119	Prescott Valley, AZ	$50,560	$38,060	$56,720	$51,460
120	Fort Wayne, IN	$50,540	$39,210	$56,120	$54,600
121	Fort Collins, CO	$50,440	$39,210	$55,970	$49,880
122	Orlando, FL	$50,380	$36,150	$57,390	$49,680
123	Yuba City, CA	$50,340	$38,920	$55,950	$48,300
124	Gainesville, FL	$50,290	$37,560	$56,560	$51,990
125	Augusta, GA-SC	$50,270	$40,020	$55,350	$54,700
126	Johnstown, PA	$50,190	$34,940	$57,700	$58,410
127	Roanoke, VA	$50,190	$38,750	$55,810	$53,610
128	Victoria, TX	$50,070	$31,930	$59,010	$55,730
129	Helena, MT	$50,040	$36,590	$56,680	$52,300
130	Colorado Springs, CO	$50,020	$39,350	$55,290	$49,670
131	Greensboro, NC	$49,880	$37,560	$55,950	$53,710
132	Charlotte, NC-SC	$49,860	$38,250	$55,580	$51,220
133	Providence, RI-MA	$49,820	$39,920	$54,700	$48,950
134	Winchester, VA-WV	$49,800	$39,980	$54,620	$51,630
135	Atlanta, GA	$49,710	$34,400	$57,240	$49,680
136	Cape Coral, FL	$49,710	$36,250	$56,350	$48,570
137	Johnson City, TN	$49,590	$36,630	$55,990	$56,400
138	Des Moines, IA	$49,570	$35,690	$56,390	$54,060
139	Madison, WI	$49,440	$38,460	$54,850	$50,820
140	Fargo, ND-MN	$49,340	$36,280	$55,790	$54,300
141	Merced, CA	$49,300	$38,270	$54,700	$50,170
142	Bakersfield, CA	$49,190	$39,830	$53,810	$48,760
143	Beaumont, TX	$49,130	$28,060	$59,490	$54,560
144	Eugene, OR	$49,030	$42,910	$52,040	$48,270
145	Rapid City, SD	$49,030	$41,330	$52,810	$54,990
146	Boulder, CO	$48,940	$43,140	$51,810	$46,520
147	Birmingham, AL	$48,920	$31,160	$57,680	$53,380
148	Tampa, FL	$48,780	$36,750	$54,700	$48,350
149	Nashville, TN	$48,710	$33,090	$56,410	$50,560
150	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$48,670	$37,090	$54,390	$49,690
151	Jefferson City, MO	$48,610	$39,920	$52,890	$55,250
152	Columbia, SC	$48,440	$32,880	$56,120	$51,720
153	Bangor, ME	$48,400	$38,400	$53,330	$50,150
154	Farmington, NM	$48,380	$40,000	$52,500	$55,160
155	Milwaukee, WI	$48,360	$37,960	$53,500	$49,890
156	El Centro, CA	$48,260	$38,920	$52,870	$50,710
157	Norwich, CT	$48,260	$37,320	$53,660	$48,050
158	Muskegon, MI	$48,240	$37,900	$53,330	$52,140
159	Morgantown, WV	$48,170	$34,920	$54,700	$51,620
160	Corvallis, OR	$48,130	$39,690	$52,310	$46,270
161	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$48,110	$40,980	$51,600	$45,900
162	Kansas City, MO-KS	$48,010	$37,520	$53,160	$51,880
163	Richmond, VA	$47,880	$37,540	$52,980	$48,930
164	Urban Honolulu, HI	$47,860	$35,440	$53,980	$43,130
165	Raleigh, NC	$47,740	$36,280	$53,350	$48,640
166	Deltona, FL	$47,610	$34,920	$53,850	$47,910
167	Myrtle Beach, SC	$47,570	$36,610	$52,980	$50,800
168	Montgomery, AL	$47,510	$30,240	$55,990	$52,980
169	Springfield, MO	$47,510	$37,400	$52,480	$53,630
170	Billings, MT	$47,420	$34,690	$53,680	$50,700
171	Texarkana, TX-AR	$47,360	$27,620	$57,080	$56,370
172	Saginaw, MI	$47,320	$36,500	$52,670	$52,060
173	Erie, PA	$47,240	$38,690	$51,460	$51,940
174	El Paso, TX	$47,170	$33,320	$53,980	$52,460
175	Manchester, NH	$47,150	$35,170	$53,060	$44,630
176	Glens Falls, NY	$47,030	$37,000	$51,960	$49,580
177	Pensacola, FL	$47,030	$33,900	$53,520	$48,130
178	Durham, NC	$46,970	$36,090	$52,310	$48,140
179	Omaha, NE-IA	$46,970	$33,610	$53,540	$51,100
180	Winston, NC	$46,970	$37,040	$51,850	$51,030
181	Ocala, FL	$46,880	$36,480	$52,000	$49,230
182	Houston, TX	$46,820	$32,160	$54,040	$47,470
183	Wilmington, NC	$46,740	$36,960	$51,560	$48,470
184	Bridgeport, CT	$46,700	$38,500	$50,730	$43,700
185	Green Bay, WI	$46,650	$36,170	$51,830	$50,110
186	Rochester, NY	$46,570	$40,120	$49,730	$47,990
187	Altoona, PA	$46,400	$31,300	$53,850	$51,840
188	Pittsburgh, PA	$46,320	$34,490	$52,150	$48,930
189	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,280	$34,130	$52,290	$48,530
190	St. George, UT	$46,240	$37,770	$50,400	$47,510
191	Tulsa, OK	$46,220	$36,150	$51,170	$51,810
192	Allentown, PA-NJ	$46,090	$36,860	$50,650	$46,100
193	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$45,970	$36,000	$50,860	$50,720
194	Greenville, SC	$45,860	$35,980	$50,750	$49,170
195	Knoxville, TN	$45,800	$35,360	$50,960	$49,480
196	Baltimore, MD	$45,700	$34,220	$51,360	$43,740
197	Harrisburg, PA	$45,640	$36,340	$50,210	$46,260
198	Midland, TX	$45,610	$35,460	$50,610	$47,620
199	St. Cloud, MN	$45,570	$36,820	$49,900	$52,000
200	Eau Claire, WI	$45,510	$34,400	$50,980	$49,040
201	Ogden, UT	$45,510	$36,750	$49,820	$45,350
202	Hickory, NC	$45,320	$37,630	$49,110	$51,220
203	Grand Junction, CO	$45,120	$38,830	$48,210	$47,260
204	Tallahassee, FL	$45,010	$32,240	$51,310	$47,920
205	Amarillo, TX	$44,820	$29,700	$52,270	$48,810
206	Charlottesville, VA	$44,800	$36,420	$48,920	$45,190
207	Fayetteville, AR	$44,640	$30,930	$51,380	$48,870
208	Lancaster, PA	$44,430	$36,030	$48,570	$45,220
209	Lakeland, FL	$44,280	$32,800	$49,940	$45,580
210	Waterbury, CT	$43,870	$36,900	$47,300	$43,970
211	Appleton, WI	$43,680	$31,080	$49,900	$47,260
212	Grand Rapids, MI	$43,640	$37,540	$46,650	$45,670
213	Wichita Falls, TX	$43,620	$34,650	$48,030	$48,730
214	Scranton, PA	$43,560	$33,130	$48,690	$46,560
215	Missoula, MT	$43,510	$39,100	$45,700	$45,110
216	York, PA	$43,510	$35,730	$47,360	$45,320
217	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$43,450	$32,050	$49,090	$49,140
218	College Station, TX	$43,280	$29,160	$50,230	$47,590
219	Lincoln, NE	$43,260	$31,200	$49,210	$47,240
220	Rochester, MN	$43,200	$33,700	$47,900	$47,570
221	Cedar Rapids, IA	$43,160	$37,440	$45,990	$48,510
222	Janesville, WI	$43,140	$36,360	$46,470	$46,040
223	Davenport, IA-IL	$43,100	$33,220	$47,940	$48,380
224	Odessa, TX	$43,060	$32,860	$48,070	$45,860
225	Palm Bay, FL	$43,040	$32,470	$48,260	$43,040
226	Mankato, MN	$43,010	$35,800	$46,570	$47,290
227	Savannah, GA	$42,930	$32,800	$47,920	$45,090
228	Huntsville, AL	$42,890	$29,390	$49,550	$46,080
229	Macon, GA	$42,890	$28,870	$49,800	$48,450
230	Duluth, MN-WI	$42,850	$35,360	$46,530	$48,270
231	Gulfport, MS	$42,490	$28,620	$49,340	$47,210
232	Little Rock, AR	$42,370	$28,790	$49,070	$47,410
233	Lansing, MI	$42,310	$31,140	$47,820	$44,540
234	Flint, MI	$42,220	$37,000	$44,780	$45,380
235	Valdosta, GA	$42,200	$33,030	$46,700	$47,810
236	Corpus Christi, TX	$42,100	$27,910	$49,070	$45,430
237	Detroit, MI	$42,060	$32,470	$46,780	$41,940
238	Waco, TX	$42,040	$29,390	$48,260	$45,420
239	Logan, UT-ID	$42,000	$32,240	$46,800	$43,780
240	Laredo, TX	$41,640	$24,860	$49,920	$47,890
241	St. Louis, MO-IL	$41,640	$35,360	$44,720	$43,790
242	Albany, GA	$41,620	$27,410	$48,610	$47,470
243	Jackson, MS	$41,390	$30,140	$46,950	$46,480
244	Wausau, WI	$41,390	$34,240	$44,910	$44,670
245	McAllen, TX	$41,100	$25,960	$48,570	$47,850
246	Panama City, FL	$40,980	$32,800	$45,010	$42,120
247	Lubbock, TX	$40,960	$27,580	$47,530	$44,850
248	Salisbury, MD	$40,960	$33,240	$44,760	$42,840
249	Warner Robins, GA	$40,890	$35,170	$43,720	$43,600
250	Brownsville, TX	$40,520	$32,990	$44,240	$47,130
251	Hattiesburg, MS	$40,310	$26,330	$47,200	$46,000
252	Toledo, OH	$40,270	$23,230	$48,670	$44,030
253	Shreveport, LA	$40,000	$29,870	$44,970	$47,190
254	Kingsport, TN-VA	$39,690	$34,300	$42,330	$45,910
255	Charleston, WV	$39,540	$30,310	$44,100	$44,570
256	La Crosse, WI-MN	$39,520	$33,550	$42,470	$43,060
257	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$39,480	$36,150	$41,120	$45,700
258	Reading, PA	$39,460	$24,610	$46,760	$40,660
259	Lynchburg, VA	$39,170	$33,090	$42,160	$43,830
260	Longview, TX	$38,880	$27,520	$44,470	$43,450
261	New Orleans, LA	$38,770	$28,060	$44,050	$41,870
262	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$38,250	$28,480	$43,080	$44,530
263	Abilene, TX	$38,170	$28,040	$43,160	$42,240
264	Burlington, NC	$37,610	$34,070	$39,350	$40,360
265	Hammond, LA	$37,380	$27,890	$42,040	$44,260
266	Oshkosh, WI	$36,960	$26,230	$42,270	$39,770
267	Jonesboro, AR	$36,380	$26,750	$41,120	$42,360
268	Baton Rouge, LA	$35,940	$25,170	$41,270	$39,590
269	Tyler, TX	$35,710	$21,110	$42,910	$38,750
270	Owensboro, KY	$35,670	$34,260	$36,380	$40,260
271	San Juan, PR	$35,380	$23,420	$41,270	N/A
272	Slidell, LA	$34,960	$28,040	$38,380	$37,700
273	Lake Charles, LA	$34,630	$25,270	$39,250	$40,340
274	Houma, LA	$34,550	$27,230	$38,170	$40,600
275	Monroe, LA	$34,360	$26,100	$38,440	$41,100
276	Mobile, AL	$33,990	$26,920	$37,460	$38,580
277	Lafayette, LA	$33,070	$25,110	$37,000	$37,920
278	Alexandria, LA	$32,880	$27,040	$35,760	$38,370
279	Athens, GA	$31,970	$23,750	$36,000	$34,250
280	Akron, OH	$30,530	$22,260	$34,610	$32,700
281	Canton, OH	$29,490	$22,260	$33,070	$32,980
282	Ponce, PR	$26,330	$21,840	$28,560	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Speech-Language Pathology Assistant salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays speech-language pathology assistants the most?

Napa, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $72,130 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($67,810), Seattle, WA ($66,810), Mount Vernon, WA ($66,250). The national mean is $50,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do speech-language pathology assistants earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Springfield, MA ($68,430 at national prices, $65,730 nominal), Wildwood, FL ($65,520 at national prices, $55,970 nominal), Mount Vernon, WA ($64,670 at national prices, $66,250 nominal).

How much do speech-language pathology assistants make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $57,140; Los Angeles, CA: $52,560; Chicago, IL-IN: $51,500; Dallas, TX: $52,080; Houston, TX: $46,820 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do speech-language pathology assistants earn the least?

Of the 282 metro areas with their own estimate, Ponce, PR has the lowest mean wage, $26,330.