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Speech-language pathologist salary in California

Open speech-language pathologist jobs in California post a median of $62.50 an hour, the middle half $58–$69.75 (about $130,000 a year full time), $9.25 above the national posted median. From 121 jobs at 40 employers that state their pay.

$62.50
Median posted /hr
$58–$70
Middle half /hr
$130,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$57.20
BLS median in CA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Speech-language pathologist jobs in California · Speech-language pathologist pay nationwide

What speech-language pathologists are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 121 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $33.11, highest $100.

Posted on open jobs in California

$58–$69.75/hr

Middle half of 74 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $62.50. 54% of the 224 open speech-language pathologist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Speech-language pathologist pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
San Francisco$71.50$50–$91.016 (4)
Sacramento$68.75$56.67–$75.216 (1)
Los Angeles$62.50$33.11–$78.586 (4)
Oakland$68.75$56.67–$86.675 (4)
Redwood City$68.75$56.67–$75.215 (1)
Santa Clara$68.75$56.67–$835 (1)
Santa Rosa$66.25$48.79–$83.795 (2)
San Jose$63.50$56.67–$70.624 (1)
Visalia$62.75$50.24–$75.364 (2)
Santa Maria$59.50$36.42–$74.054 (1)
Loma Linda$57.50$47.08–$72.783 (1)
Pomona$56.75$47.75–$67.193 (2)
Bakersfield$56$33.11–$77.423 (2)
Placerville$52$43.87–$60.543 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Speech-language pathologist pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for speech-language pathologists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Kaiser Permanente$68.75$54.39–$87.1536
Sutter Health$70.75$55.36–$94.1911
CommonSpirit Health$58.25$33.11–$77.427
PACS Group$62.50$55–$655
Genesis HealthCare$70$70–$754
Providence$64.75$41.65–$84.984
Cortica$60$55–$654
Sharp HealthCare$60$52.36–$67.574
Kaweah Health$62.75$50.24–$75.363
Loma Linda University Health$60$47.08–$72.783
Compassus$55.75$46.57–$72.293
Cedars-Sinai$53$41.65–$78.583
Marshall Medical Center$48.25$43.87–$60.543
El Camino Health$77.25$60.06–$95.482
Alameda Health System$76.25$66.15–$86.772
UCSF Health$73.25$61–$86.192
MarinHealth$61.50$49.27–$73.902
Access TLC$97.50$95–$1001
Plumas District Hospital$80.75$66.61–$94.971
Sonoma Specialty Hospital$70$65–$751
Stanford Health Care$67$57.53–$76.221
Huntington Health$66$56.20–$75.551
Stanford Medicine Children's Health$64$56.80–$711
BrightSpring Health Services$62.50$60–$651
Select Medical$62.50$52–$73.131
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$60.50$54.90–$65.901
E-Therapy$60$50–$701
Eisenhower Health$59.75$47.46–$72.101
Palomar Health$59.50$47.58–$71.461
Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District$59.50$50–$69.211
Emanate Health$58$581
Salinas Valley Health$58$52.30–$63.571
Jewish Family and Children's Services$57.50$50–$651
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center$57.50$47.75–$67.191
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital$56$44.82–$67.241
PT Solutions$54$48–$601
MemorialCare$52.50$52.431
Tenet Healthcare$52.25$40.89–$63.371
LifePoint Health$51.75$38.40–$651
Lompoc Valley Medical Center$49.50$41.56–$57.291

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for speech-language pathologists nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

12 open jobs in California state a yearly salary: a median of $117,200, the middle half $110,300 to $151,100.

Best-paid open speech-language pathologist jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Speech-Language Pathologists (29-1127)$38.34 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$47.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$57.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$64.94 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$77.36 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)16,930 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Speech-language pathologist salary in California: common questions

How much does a speech-language pathologist make in California?

Open speech-language pathologist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $62.50, the middle half $58–$69.75 (121 jobs from 40 employers). Full time that is about $130,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $57.20/hr ($118,970 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do speech-language pathologists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: San Francisco ($71.50), Sacramento ($68.75), Los Angeles ($62.50) and Oakland ($68.75). The town table lists 14.

Which employers in California pay speech-language pathologists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Sutter Health ($70.75), Genesis HealthCare ($70) and Kaiser Permanente ($68.75).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($62.50) is $9.25 above the national posted median of $53.25. In the BLS survey California ranks 1 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 121 of 224 open speech-language pathologist jobs in California (54%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Speech-language pathologist pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Speech-Language Pathologists (SOC 29-1127), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Speech-Language Pathologists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Speech-Language Pathologists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Speech-language pathologist salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/speech-language-pathologist/california

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