Speech-Language Pathologists

This post summarizes key statistics on Speech-Language Pathologists using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 11,884
25 58,972
30 65,971
35 70,035
40 72,385
45 73,125
50 79,408
55 85,351
60 79,385
65 66,945


Hours Worked Share
0-20 12.10
20-39 29.10
39-41 47.40
41-50 9.10
50-60 1.90
More than 60 0.50

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Speech-Language Pathologists.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
45.60 71,064 Elementary and secondary schools
29.00 61,795 Health services, n.e.c.
12.10 82,393 Hospitals
3.00 75,628 Nursing and personal care facilities
2.20 66,945 Residential care facilities, without nursing
1.70 68,044 Child day care services
1.50 62,373 Offices and clinics of physicians
1.00 58,972 Colleges and universities
0.90 51,495 Educational services, n.e.c.
0.70 63,743 Social services, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Speech-Language Pathologists work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Speech-Language Pathologists. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Speech-Language Pathologists received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Speech-Language Pathologists. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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