Speech-Language Pathologist Salary in California

Median pay for Speech-Language Pathologists in California, compared with the national median.

Salary at a glance

High confidence · sourced

Median annual salary for Speech-Language Pathologist

$118,970

Mean annual

$118,600

Median hourly

$57

Typical range

$98,920 – $135,070

25th–75th percentile

Employed in US

16,930

Estimate

Reference year

2025

BLS OEWS — May 2025

Based on BLS OEWS — May 2025 data for January 2025.Wages are estimates; actual pay varies by employer, experience and location.

The national median for Speech-Language Pathologists is $97,870. That's $21,100 above the national median.

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