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Speech-Language Pathologists in South Carolina

Considering a career as a Speech-Language Pathologist in South Carolina?

19.2% Jobs Projection
$70,150 Median Salary
110 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Speech-Language Pathologists Work in South Carolina?

In South Carolina, there were 1,460 people working as Speech-Language Pathologists in the year 2018.

There were 1,400 Speech-Language Pathologists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,840 Speech-Language Pathologists working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Speech-Language Pathologists than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Speech-Language Pathologists in this state are growing at a rate of 19.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.8%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 110 annual Speech-Language Pathologists job openings in South Carolina, and 1,800 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 South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Speech-Language Pathologists ranged from $42,500 to $103,890 with $70,150 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.44 to $49.95. The median hourly rate was $33.72.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $35.52 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.80.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,030 $76,330
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 280 $82,560
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 280 $66,180
Columbia, SC 270 $62,710
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 210 $66,520
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 200 $79,540
Spartanburg, SC 90 $77,790
Florence, SC 50 $92,880
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 50 $84,810

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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