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27.1% Jobs Projection
$71,940 Median Salary
1,180 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Speech-Language Pathologists Work in Texas?

14,330 people worked as Speech-Language Pathologists in 2018 in this state.

There were 14,660 Speech-Language Pathologists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 330 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Speech-Language Pathologists in this state are growing at a rate of 27.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.8%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,180 annual Speech-Language Pathologists job openings in Texas, and 18,110 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Speech-Language Pathologists ranged from $44,810 to $116,000 with $71,940 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.54 to $55.77. The median hourly rate was $34.59.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $36.19 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.60.

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

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,820 $73,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,760 $73,260
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 1,280 $72,250
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,110 $67,310
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 470 $71,810
El Paso, TX 380 $76,060
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 240 $74,870
Tyler, TX 220 $85,800
Killeen-Temple, TX 180 $56,120
Corpus Christi, TX 160 $75,300
Lubbock, TX 160 $68,180
Laredo, TX 140 $77,740
Amarillo, TX 130 $72,890
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 130 $67,330
Waco, TX 120 $64,060
Abilene, TX 110 $70,010
College Station-Bryan, TX 60 $63,930
Midland, TX 60 $62,930
Odessa, TX 50 $68,720
Longview, TX 50 $57,200

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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