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SOC 29-1127 · May 2025 wage baseline

Travel Speech-Language Pathologist salary and pay benchmarks

Audit-ready, pre-tax gross-wage benchmarks across 120 covered metros and 52 states or jurisdictions. These figures exclude stipends and premium pay and are comparison data—not live jobs or package quotes.

Covered metros
120
Median metro benchmark
$2,025modeled gross wage / week
Median state benchmark
$2,029covered states / jurisdictions
Current source release
FY2024CMS HCRIS contract signal

What this dataset says

Among covered metros, Denver–Aurora, CO ranks highest at $2,611/week and San Juan–Bayamon, PR ranks lowest at $776/week. The middle metro benchmark is $2,025/week.

As of 2026-07-19, PayBeacon models travel Speech-Language Pathologist gross wages from May 2025 BLS wages and FY2024 CMS contract-labor filings. Because this is an allied role, the CMS premium is nursing-anchored and should be treated as directional.

Travel Speech-Language Pathologist salary and pay by metro

Ranked by modeled weekly gross wage. Open any row for its local wage, state comparison, percentile spread, hospital sample, and downloadable record.

MetroWeeklyP25–P75Rank
Denver–Aurora, CO $2,611 $2,192–$3,308 #1 of 120
Colorado Springs, CO $2,519 $2,132–$3,233 #2 of 120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $2,497 $1,930–$2,926 #3 of 120
Portland–South Portland, ME $2,412 $2,120–$2,762 #4 of 120
Providence–Warwick, RI $2,410 $2,088–$2,615 #5 of 120
New York–Newark, NY $2,376 $1,842–$3,011 #6 of 120
Cleveland, OH $2,361 $1,871–$2,752 #7 of 120
Akron, OH $2,358 $1,902–$2,609 #8 of 120
Chicago–Naperville, IL $2,343 $1,855–$2,609 #9 of 120
Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA $2,341 $2,033–$2,815 #10 of 120
Dayton–Kettering, OH $2,313 $1,934–$2,499 #11 of 120
Lancaster, PA $2,308 $1,684–$2,905 #12 of 120
Indianapolis–Carmel, IN $2,307 $1,936–$2,623 #13 of 120
Columbus, OH $2,302 $1,862–$2,584 #14 of 120
Hartford–West Hartford, CT $2,301 $1,840–$2,581 #15 of 120
Las Vegas–Henderson, NV $2,295 $1,907–$2,702 #16 of 120
Bridgeport–Stamford, CT $2,294 $1,817–$2,699 #17 of 120
Cincinnati, OH $2,290 $1,881–$2,567 #18 of 120
Charleston–North Charleston, SC $2,274 $1,507–$2,816 #19 of 120
Huntington–Ashland, WV $2,256 $1,694–$2,535 #20 of 120
Philadelphia–Camden, PA $2,223 $1,758–$2,597 #21 of 120
New Haven, CT $2,215 $1,827–$2,658 #22 of 120
San Jose–Sunnyvale, CA $2,209 $1,769–$2,634 #23 of 120
Salt Lake City–Murray, UT $2,203 $1,862–$2,382 #24 of 120
Springfield, MO $2,184 $1,801–$2,521 #25 of 120
Boston–Cambridge, MA $2,180 $1,783–$2,564 #26 of 120
San Francisco–Oakland, CA $2,178 $1,876–$2,393 #27 of 120
Baltimore–Columbia, MD $2,170 $1,756–$2,405 #28 of 120
Miami–Fort Lauderdale, FL $2,154 $2,085–$2,234 #29 of 120
North Port–Bradenton, FL $2,148 $1,792–$2,307 #30 of 120
Allentown–Bethlehem, PA $2,131 $1,705–$2,599 #31 of 120
Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie, NY $2,127 $1,683–$2,887 #32 of 120
Omaha, NE $2,124 $1,950–$2,576 #33 of 120
Toledo, OH $2,124 $1,804–$2,465 #34 of 120
Worcester, MA $2,123 $1,758–$2,478 #35 of 120
Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL $2,119 $2,102–$2,240 #36 of 120
Jacksonville, FL $2,117 $1,712–$2,216 #37 of 120
Lexington–Fayette, KY $2,112 $1,821–$2,493 #38 of 120
Milwaukee–Waukesha, WI $2,111 $1,907–$2,440 #39 of 120
Phoenix–Mesa, AZ $2,110 $1,743–$2,599 #40 of 120
Albuquerque, NM $2,107 $1,695–$2,783 #41 of 120
Sacramento–Roseville, CA $2,103 $1,708–$2,286 #42 of 120
Pensacola–Ferry Pass, FL $2,095 $1,941–$2,203 #43 of 120
Trenton–Princeton, NJ $2,084 $1,727–$2,335 #44 of 120
Madison, WI $2,080 $1,763–$2,475 #45 of 120
Orlando–Kissimmee, FL $2,076 $1,605–$2,243 #46 of 120
Virginia Beach–Chesapeake, VA $2,075 $1,700–$2,412 #47 of 120
Scranton–Wilkes, PA $2,074 $1,709–$2,363 #48 of 120
Port St. Lucie, FL $2,070 $1,753–$2,231 #49 of 120
Fort Wayne, IN $2,057 $1,704–$2,556 #50 of 120
Springfield, MA $2,054 $1,726–$2,246 #51 of 120
Tucson, AZ $2,054 $1,765–$2,342 #52 of 120
Tampa–St. Petersburg, FL $2,048 $1,745–$2,216 #53 of 120
St. Louis, MO $2,043 $1,670–$2,439 #54 of 120
Charlotte–Concord, NC $2,041 $1,655–$2,402 #55 of 120
Gainesville, FL $2,040 $1,739–$2,139 #56 of 120
Greenville–Anderson, SC $2,040 $1,750–$2,421 #57 of 120
Richmond, VA $2,037 $1,729–$2,476 #58 of 120
Kansas City, MO $2,034 $1,728–$2,440 #59 of 120
Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN $2,029 $1,718–$2,218 #60 of 120
Columbia, SC $2,021 $1,694–$2,442 #61 of 120
Deltona–Daytona Beach, FL $2,013 $1,637–$2,182 #62 of 120
Chattanooga, TN $2,010 $1,690–$2,290 #63 of 120
Grand Rapids–Wyoming, MI $1,994 $1,679–$2,115 #64 of 120
San Diego–Chula Vista, CA $1,993 $1,653–$2,181 #65 of 120
Ann Arbor, MI $1,992 $1,631–$2,191 #66 of 120
Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA $1,991 $1,643–$2,359 #67 of 120
Stockton–Lodi, CA $1,975 $1,723–$2,174 #68 of 120
Riverside–San Bernardino, CA $1,974 $1,501–$2,196 #69 of 120
Raleigh–Cary, NC $1,961 $1,603–$2,270 #70 of 120
Seattle–Tacoma, WA $1,957 $1,782–$2,303 #71 of 120
Atlanta–Sandy Springs, GA $1,954 $1,441–$2,102 #72 of 120
Bakersfield–Delano, CA $1,954 $1,743–$2,168 #73 of 120
Peoria, IL $1,952 $1,542–$2,351 #74 of 120
Washington–Arlington, DC $1,951 $1,519–$2,532 #75 of 120
Oklahoma City, OK $1,942 $1,422–$2,288 #76 of 120
Portland–Vancouver, OR $1,933 $1,691–$2,363 #77 of 120
Winston–Salem, NC $1,927 $1,549–$2,387 #78 of 120
Oxnard–Thousand Oaks, CA $1,915 $1,508–$2,204 #79 of 120
Austin–Round Rock, TX $1,914 $1,784–$2,273 #80 of 120
Wichita, KS $1,911 $1,675–$2,390 #81 of 120
Detroit–Warren, MI $1,892 $1,637–$2,164 #82 of 120
Syracuse, NY $1,875 $1,498–$2,259 #83 of 120
Little Rock–North Little Rock, AR $1,866 $1,547–$2,618 #84 of 120
Manchester–Nashua, NH $1,858 $1,585–$2,294 #85 of 120
Wilmington, NC $1,849 $1,597–$2,308 #86 of 120
Fresno, CA $1,847 $1,732–$2,216 #87 of 120
Memphis, TN $1,847 $1,353–$2,193 #88 of 120
Tulsa, OK $1,847 $1,306–$2,326 #89 of 120
Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL $1,835 $1,271–$2,172 #90 of 120
Urban Honolulu, HI $1,829 $1,402–$2,017 #91 of 120
Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA $1,827 $1,524–$2,220 #92 of 120
Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY $1,826 $1,400–$2,257 #93 of 120
Pittsburgh, PA $1,817 $1,373–$2,224 #94 of 120
Albany–Schenectady, NY $1,810 $1,556–$2,260 #95 of 120
Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA $1,809 $1,452–$1,939 #96 of 120
Houston–Pasadena, TX $1,808 $1,437–$2,174 #97 of 120
Rochester, MN $1,807 $1,735–$2,068 #98 of 120
Nashville–Davidson, TN $1,797 $1,406–$2,226 #99 of 120
Dallas–Fort Worth, TX $1,792 $1,459–$2,113 #100 of 120
El Paso, TX $1,790 $1,358–$2,216 #101 of 120
Boise City, ID $1,783 $1,666–$2,109 #102 of 120
Greensboro–High Point, NC $1,769 $1,533–$2,262 #103 of 120
Rochester, NY $1,767 $1,392–$2,208 #104 of 120
Sioux Falls, SD $1,763 $1,541–$2,148 #105 of 120
Knoxville, TN $1,674 $1,339–$2,069 #106 of 120
Shreveport–Bossier City, LA $1,672 $1,341–$1,927 #107 of 120
San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX $1,669 $1,388–$2,020 #108 of 120
Birmingham, AL $1,656 $1,431–$2,064 #109 of 120
Huntsville, AL $1,632 $1,417–$1,855 #110 of 120
New Orleans–Metairie, LA $1,629 $1,393–$2,020 #111 of 120
Killeen–Temple, TX $1,626 $1,338–$1,968 #112 of 120
McAllen–Edinburg, TX $1,618 $1,319–$1,867 #113 of 120
Jackson, MS $1,617 $1,313–$2,069 #114 of 120
Augusta–Richmond County, GA $1,576 $1,237–$1,954 #115 of 120
Mobile, AL $1,518 $1,284–$1,800 #116 of 120
Lubbock, TX $1,433 $1,199–$1,845 #117 of 120
Baton Rouge, LA $1,368 $1,273–$1,767 #118 of 120
Palm Bay–Melbourne, FL $1,272 $1,272–$2,152 #119 of 120
San Juan–Bayamon, PR $776 $718–$1,424 #120 of 120

Travel Speech-Language Pathologist salary and pay by state

State / jurisdictionWeeklyP25–P75Rank
Colorado $2,580 $2,204–$3,189 #1 of 52
Delaware $2,558 $2,171–$2,854 #2 of 52
Rhode Island $2,514 $2,230–$2,698 #3 of 52
Nevada $2,295 $1,826–$2,627 #4 of 52
Maine $2,288 $2,047–$2,743 #5 of 52
Connecticut $2,267 $1,833–$2,590 #6 of 52
Illinois $2,262 $1,822–$2,578 #7 of 52
Iowa $2,257 $1,962–$2,672 #8 of 52
New Jersey $2,232 $1,817–$2,833 #9 of 52
Ohio $2,227 $1,844–$2,518 #10 of 52
New York $2,216 $1,730–$2,889 #11 of 52
Alaska $2,205 $1,811–$2,335 #12 of 52
Wyoming $2,179 $1,825–$2,909 #13 of 52
Nebraska $2,167 $1,916–$2,553 #14 of 52
Indiana $2,160 $1,864–$2,623 #15 of 52
Massachusetts $2,148 $1,762–$2,525 #16 of 52
District of Columbia $2,135 $1,877–$2,550 #17 of 52
Maryland $2,127 $1,702–$2,450 #18 of 52
Florida $2,120 $1,762–$2,236 #19 of 52
Missouri $2,109 $1,690–$2,439 #20 of 52
Arizona $2,104 $1,743–$2,462 #21 of 52
New Mexico $2,097 $1,677–$2,633 #22 of 52
North Dakota $2,090 $1,709–$2,387 #23 of 52
South Carolina $2,084 $1,582–$2,462 #24 of 52
Pennsylvania $2,064 $1,609–$2,398 #25 of 52
Virginia $2,041 $1,650–$2,476 #26 of 52
Kentucky $2,017 $1,697–$2,514 #27 of 52
Wisconsin $1,987 $1,732–$2,383 #28 of 52
California $1,981 $1,647–$2,249 #29 of 52
Kansas $1,953 $1,585–$2,429 #30 of 52
Utah $1,945 $1,412–$2,269 #31 of 52
Minnesota $1,943 $1,702–$2,188 #32 of 52
North Carolina $1,940 $1,597–$2,312 #33 of 52
Vermont $1,911 $1,822–$2,298 #34 of 52
Montana $1,909 $1,576–$2,267 #35 of 52
Washington $1,900 $1,730–$2,233 #36 of 52
New Hampshire $1,889 $1,711–$2,294 #37 of 52
Michigan $1,881 $1,605–$2,140 #38 of 52
Oklahoma $1,858 $1,333–$2,326 #39 of 52
West Virginia $1,851 $1,546–$2,476 #40 of 52
Oregon $1,843 $1,541–$2,293 #41 of 52
Georgia $1,838 $1,405–$2,052 #42 of 52
Hawaii $1,822 $1,402–$2,017 #43 of 52
Tennessee $1,815 $1,388–$2,182 #44 of 52
Arkansas $1,805 $1,405–$2,422 #45 of 52
Texas $1,799 $1,426–$2,133 #46 of 52
Idaho $1,783 $1,612–$2,099 #47 of 52
South Dakota $1,681 $1,597–$2,112 #48 of 52
Alabama $1,610 $1,393–$1,945 #49 of 52
Mississippi $1,606 $1,277–$2,012 #50 of 52
Louisiana $1,465 $1,279–$1,908 #51 of 52
Puerto Rico $744 $715–$885 #52 of 52