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Speech-Language Pathologists in California

Want to work in California as a Speech-Language Pathologist? Read this first!

16.4% Jobs Projection
$92,750 Median Salary
850 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Speech-Language Pathologists in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Speech-Language Pathologists in California is growing faster than average.

  • Speech-Language Pathologists in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Speech-Language Pathologists Work in California?

There were approximately 13,220 workers employed as Speech-Language Pathologists in this state in 2018.

There were 11,550 Speech-Language Pathologists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,670 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,840 Speech-Language Pathologists working in it, which means California has more Speech-Language Pathologists than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Speech-Language Pathologists in this state are growing at a rate of 16.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.8%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 850 annual Speech-Language Pathologists job openings in California, and 14,200 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,400 annual jobs and 171,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Speech-Language Pathologists Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Speech-Language Pathologists ranged from $63,070 to $126,990 with $92,750 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $30.32 to $61.05. The median hourly rate was $44.59.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $44.62 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.03.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Speech-Language Pathologists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Speech-Language Pathologists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,580 $89,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,720 $106,550
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,140 $94,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 970 $85,710
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 720 $95,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 570 $95,980
Stockton-Lodi, CA 300 $87,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 290 $87,450
Fresno, CA 200 $97,790
Modesto, CA 170 $97,660
Bakersfield, CA 170 $97,280
Redding, CA 130 $87,840
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 100 $105,740
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 100 $94,400
Merced, CA 100 $77,760
Visalia-Porterville, CA 90 $73,350
Chico, CA 90 $105,290
Santa Rosa, CA 80 $82,420
Yuba City, CA 40 $84,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 40 $107,880

Top States for Speech-Language Pathologists Employment

View the list below to see where most Speech-Language Pathologists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 14,330 $71,940
California 13,220 $92,750
New York 12,750 $82,170
Florida 7,380 $76,820
Illinois 6,820 $74,930
New Jersey 6,340 $87,500
Ohio 5,470 $74,390
Pennsylvania 5,450 $74,660
North Carolina 4,430 $73,250
Massachusetts 4,060 $85,870
Michigan 3,950 $74,460
Colorado 3,540 $87,080
Missouri 3,400 $77,670
Georgia 3,300 $75,900
Washington 3,250 $73,250
Minnesota 3,190 $73,880
Virginia 3,160 $86,180
Tennessee 2,990 $79,790
Maryland 2,900 $86,610
Indiana 2,480 $74,240

Below are the states where Speech-Language Pathologists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $94,330
California $92,750
Connecticut $91,530
New Jersey $87,500
Colorado $87,080
Maryland $86,610
Virginia $86,180
Massachusetts $85,870
Alaska $85,200
Oregon $84,790

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