Pay by state · 52 states
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Salary by State (2026)
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants earn the most in District of Columbia at $73,590 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $26,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $48,430. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $73,590District of Columbia
- National median
- $48,430BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $26,660Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of speech-language pathology assistants OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $73,590 | $58,800 | $100,850 | 400 | $66,960 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $62,040 | $53,890 | $71,120 | 3,140 | $57,974 |
| 3 | AKAlaska | $61,300 | $55,820 | $70,210 | 120 | $59,887 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $58,340 | $46,370 | $69,200 | 1,680 | $55,164 |
| 5 | DEDelaware | $57,760 | $51,830 | $67,150 | 110 | $57,871 |
| 6 | NYNew York | $56,510 | $45,740 | $64,250 | 5,470 | $52,362 |
| 7 | KSKansas | $54,830 | $45,910 | $61,610 | 240 | $60,876 |
| 8 | NMNew Mexico | $52,170 | $44,350 | $57,550 | 450 | $56,576 |
| 9 | IDIdaho | $52,160 | $41,660 | $60,860 | 220 | $54,621 |
| 10 | NVNevada | $50,790 | $45,880 | $61,760 | 1,280 | $50,801 |
| 11 | AZArizona | $49,940 | $40,160 | $62,710 | 3,070 | $49,604 |
| 12 | OKOklahoma | $49,940 | $42,060 | $57,840 | 540 | $56,851 |
| 13 | WYWyoming | $49,940 | $38,640 | $54,090 | 180 | $53,878 |
| 14 | INIndiana | $49,900 | $46,430 | $58,990 | 590 | $53,467 |
| 15 | SCSouth Carolina | $49,730 | $38,610 | $57,350 | 860 | $53,046 |
| 16 | NJNew Jersey | $49,600 | $39,800 | $60,500 | 2,640 | $45,586 |
| 17 | CACalifornia | $49,130 | $48,360 | $62,770 | 23,590 | $44,373 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $49,100 | $43,210 | $58,280 | 420 | $50,592 |
| 19 | HIHawaii | $48,620 | $39,950 | $52,560 | 1,400 | $44,220 |
| 20 | ILIllinois | $48,360 | $39,570 | $60,300 | 1,330 | $48,380 |
| 21 | TNTennessee | $47,940 | $37,540 | $57,970 | 1,230 | $52,182 |
| 22 | RIRhode Island | $47,600 | $45,700 | $59,550 | 290 | $46,539 |
| 23 | OROregon | $47,510 | $45,530 | $56,680 | 2,650 | $45,965 |
| 24 | VTVermont | $47,370 | $41,570 | $58,740 | 300 | $48,357 |
| 25 | COColorado | $47,330 | $41,020 | $55,800 | 2,650 | $45,928 |
| 26 | NCNorth Carolina | $47,080 | $39,690 | $57,390 | 2,470 | $49,912 |
| 27 | NDNorth Dakota | $47,010 | $37,650 | $60,860 | 280 | $52,845 |
| 28 | UTUtah | $46,800 | $40,210 | $56,620 | 830 | $47,338 |
| 29 | GAGeorgia | $46,750 | $36,230 | $58,060 | 2,040 | $48,550 |
| 30 | VAVirginia | $46,060 | $40,550 | $56,140 | 2,180 | $45,557 |
| 31 | KYKentucky | $46,020 | $37,120 | $58,280 | 770 | $51,043 |
| 32 | MNMinnesota | $45,930 | $39,610 | $49,240 | 2,940 | $46,572 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $45,700 | $37,400 | $58,480 | 5,550 | $44,191 |
| 34 | NHNew Hampshire | $45,460 | $38,550 | $56,350 | 450 | $43,642 |
| 35 | TXTexas | $45,250 | $35,650 | $61,900 | 10,320 | $46,622 |
| 36 | PAPennsylvania | $45,160 | $38,900 | $50,370 | 4,160 | $46,284 |
| 37 | WIWisconsin | $44,850 | $37,880 | $50,120 | 1,810 | $47,665 |
| 38 | IAIowa | $44,720 | $37,780 | $54,950 | 470 | $50,956 |
| 39 | SDSouth Dakota | $44,610 | $41,660 | $56,620 | 260 | $50,358 |
| 40 | CTConnecticut | $44,550 | $38,440 | $50,710 | 1,550 | $42,998 |
| 41 | MDMaryland | $43,680 | $37,300 | $54,350 | 3,170 | $41,616 |
| 42 | OHOhio | $43,620 | $34,900 | $58,720 | 1,360 | $47,017 |
| 43 | MTMontana | $41,410 | $40,330 | $51,630 | 350 | $43,753 |
| 44 | MIMichigan | $40,280 | $37,430 | $47,940 | 2,220 | $41,864 |
| 45 | MOMissouri | $39,940 | $36,860 | $48,380 | 4,410 | $43,979 |
| 46 | NENebraska | $39,140 | $31,260 | $49,950 | 430 | $43,439 |
| 47 | WVWest Virginia | $38,740 | $34,360 | $50,610 | 780 | $43,286 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $38,040 | $28,670 | $50,530 | 790 | $43,756 |
| 49 | ALAlabama | $36,760 | $30,790 | $55,490 | 660 | $41,386 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $34,900 | $29,730 | $49,730 | 520 | $40,137 |
| 51 | LALouisiana | $34,040 | $28,900 | $39,490 | 4,100 | $38,591 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $26,660 | $23,550 | $40,140 | 620 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $73,590, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $66,960.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Speech-Language Pathology Assistants the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants at $73,590 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($62,040) and Alaska ($61,300).
Which state pays Speech-Language Pathology Assistants the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants at $26,660 a year, $46,930 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Speech-Language Pathology Assistants earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $66,960 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $73,590. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.