Speech-Language Pathologists Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City
SOC 29-1127 · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · BLS OEWS May 2025
Median Annual Salary
$107,869
$51.86/hr
10.2% higher than the US national median ($97,864)
Verified BLS OEWS data · Updated May 18, 2026
Is this a competitive Speech-Language Pathologists salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City in 2026?
Based on BLS OEWS wage percentiles, JOLTS September 2026 demand signals, and ECI Q3 2026 wage growth.
$Competitive · ~P50
P10$74K
P25$84K
P50$108K
P75$137K
P90$167K
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Demand: HOT. Demand is hot -- health care job openings are running at 5.8% (JOLTS, September 2026), a tight market. Candidates have leverage, so a competitive offer sits at or above the median; below-median offers often will not close.
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Merit budget: Wages in health care are rising about 3.7% a year (BLS ECI, Q3 2026). Budget a 3.3-3.8% merit increase to hold this role at market.
Our read
For a competitive 2026 offer, target $107,869 to $136,718 (market median to the 75th percentile). Lean toward the top of the range for senior or hard-to-fill roles.
Figures are market benchmarks from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; apply professional judgment before making pay decisions.
How Speech-Language Pathologists pay is moving in 2026
Trend, demand, and spread context from BLS OEWS, JOLTS, and ECI
Pay trend
Median pay for this role rose 2.6% between the May 2024 and May 2025 BLS surveys, trailing the 3.7% wage growth of Health Care & Social Assistance (BLS ECI).
Hiring demand · HOT
Health Care & Social Assistance is running a 5.8% job-openings rate with quits at 2.0% (BLS JOLTS). The openings rate has drifted up from 5.5% to 5.8% over the past quarter.
Pay spread
Top earners (P90) make about 2.1 times what entry-level (P10) workers make in this role. That spread is in the typical range for U.S. occupations; standard 80% to 120% pay bands around the median work well.
What changed recently
Nov 3, 2026JOLTS September 2026: sector openings at 5.8% (down 35K). BLS revised August up from 5.4% to 5.9%, so last month's pullback largely did not happen. Still the tightest major sector; layoffs fell 70K.
Oct 30, 2026ECI Q3 2026: health care and social assistance wages rose 3.7% over the year (3.6% in Q2), the fastest of the sectors we track.
Sep 29, 2026JOLTS August 2026: sector openings fell to 5.4% (down 115K; July revised up to 5.8%), still the tightest major sector. Quits held at 2.0%.
Commentary is generated from published BLS figures (OEWS May 2025 vs May 2024, JOLTS September 2026, ECI Q3 2026) and refreshed each release. It is interpretation, not a BLS product.
Source: BLS OEWS · Published May 15, 2026
Next refresh: May 2027
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The median salary for Speech-Language Pathologists in New York-Newark-Jersey City is $107,869 per year ($51.86/hr). This is 10.2% higher than the national median of $97,864.
About This Role
BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018
Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
Wage Percentiles: New York-Newark-Jersey City
Hourly & annualized (2,080 hours) · BLS metro data
Percentile
Hourly Rate
Annual Salary
vs National
P10Entry level
$35.35
$73,528
+16.9%
P25
$40.21
$83,637
+7.6%
P50MEDIAN
$51.86
$107,869
+10.2%
P75
$65.73
$136,718
+19.3%
P90Top earners
$80.39
$167,211
+24.6%
How New York compares for Speech-Language Pathologists
Computed from this metro's own BLS distribution against national
Pay for Speech-Language Pathologists in New York sits above the national range at every level: +16.9% at entry, +10.2% at the median and +24.6% at the top. The gap is larger at the top than at entry.
An offer at the national median of $97,864 would sit at about the 41st percentile in New York.
The top of the range earns 2.27 times the bottom here against 2.13 times nationally, so pay for this role varies more between entry and senior levels in New York.
New York employs 15,260 people in this role, 8.3% of the national total.
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Career Outlook
BLS Employment Projections · 2024-2034
10-year growth
+15.0%
Much faster than average
Annual openings
13K
per year, on avg
Workforce today
187K
as of 2024
Why those openings exist
21% from new growth79% from people leaving the role
Mixed: openings come from both new growth and people exiting the role.
Typical entry requirements
Education
Master's degree
Experience
None
On-the-job training
Internship/residency
Industry Wage Breakdown
Top 2 industries by employment · median annual wage, sector-specific
Industry
Workforce
Median Pay
Elementary and Secondary Schools
NAICS 611100
72K
$83,080
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
NAICS 621300
49K
$99,080
Wage range across top 5 industries: $83,080 to $99,080 (19% spread)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median speech-language pathologists salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The median (P50) annual salary for Speech-Language Pathologists in New York-Newark-Jersey City is approximately $107,869, based on BLS OEWS May 2025 data. This is 10.2% higher than the national median of $97,864. For the full P10–P90 breakdown and market context, open CompSignal.
Wage figures on this page come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 release. OEWS surveys roughly 1.1 million establishments annually. It is the most comprehensive employer-reported wage dataset in the United States.
P10 through P90 percentiles represent the wage distribution across all surveyed employers (not self-reported by workers). Geographic adjustments use BLS-derived cost multipliers calibrated from regional wage variation.
Wages are estimates. Individual compensation depends on experience, education, employer size, industry, and negotiation. Use this as benchmark context, not absolute ground truth.
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