Speech-language pathologists by state
201,158 speech-language pathologists are licensed in the US. The 20 states below hold 140,174 of them, 70% of the total. The pay estimate runs from $89,411 in Georgia to $139,064 in California.
Every state, ranked by licensed count
| State | Licensed | Share of US | Pay estimate | Days to fill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25,063 | 12.5% | $138,296 | 25 |
| Texas | 17,156 | 8.5% | $114,578 | 25 |
| California | 13,215 | 6.6% | $139,064 | 25 |
| Illinois | 10,264 | 5.1% | $114,380 | 25 |
| Ohio | 7,659 | 3.8% | $124,030 | 35 |
| North Carolina | 7,218 | 3.6% | $99,421 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,170 | 3.6% | $111,986 | 25 |
| Missouri | 5,071 | 2.5% | $100,012 | 35 |
| Virginia | 4,957 | 2.5% | $132,843 | 25 |
| New Jersey | 4,943 | 2.5% | $116,842 | 35 |
| Georgia | 4,759 | 2.4% | $89,411 | 25 |
| Arizona | 4,545 | 2.3% | $113,793 | 25 |
| Colorado | 4,265 | 2.1% | $122,758 | 35 |
| Washington | 4,128 | 2.1% | $122,293 | 25 |
| Massachusetts | 4,008 | 2.0% | $102,826 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | 3,803 | 1.9% | $125,061 | 25 |
| Tennessee | 3,744 | 1.9% | $104,145 | 35 |
| Minnesota | 3,090 | 1.5% | $104,054 | 25 |
| Indiana | 3,013 | 1.5% | $107,358 | 35 |
| Oregon | 2,103 | 1.0% | $122,953 | 25 |
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10. Counts are providers with a practice address in the state. Pay is a Kandidate estimate from public salary sources. Days to fill is modelled, not an observed average.
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