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Speech-language pathologist salary in Illinois

Open speech-language pathologist jobs in Illinois post a median of $52 an hour, the middle half $47.50–$55.75 (about $108,200 a year full time), $1.25 below the national posted median. From 53 jobs at 25 employers that state their pay.

$52
Median posted /hr
$48–$56
Middle half /hr
$108,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$45.71
BLS median in IL
May 2025

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

What speech-language pathologists are paid in Illinois

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

Posted hourly rates of 53 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $34.21, highest $95.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$47.50–$55.75/hr

Middle half of 34 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $52. 52% of the 102 open speech-language pathologist jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Speech-language pathologist pay by town in Illinois

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Rockford$46.25$35.85–$606 (5)
Chicago$54$38.20–$905 (5)
Skokie$61.75$39.44–$903 (2)
Aurora$54$34.78–$553 (2)
Springfield$42.75$34.21–$51.313 (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 Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$54$52–$586
OSF HealthCare$42.50$39.13–$46.035
Therapy Spot$57.50$50–$654
Endeavor Health$50.25$39.44–$61.134
Advocate Health$47.75$38.20–$57.304
Mercyhealth$45.75$35.85–$57.064
Genesis HealthCare$60$42–$903
Hospital Sisters Health System$42.75$34.21–$51.313
Carle Health$55$39.61–$70.802
UChicago Medicine$53.75$53.752
Rush-Copley Medical Center$49.75$34.78–$552
Reliable Home Care Providers$95$951
Amedisys$57.50$50–$651
Select Medical$57$55–$591
CommonSpirit Health$55.25$36.42–$74.051
Little Friends$52.50$50–$551
Silver Cross Hospital$52$521
UnitedHealth Group$49.75$39.80–$59.751
E-Therapy$49$491
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$48.75$37–$60.501
Ascension$48$36.69–$59.301
Sinai Chicago$47.50$47.501
UW Health$46.25$36.99–$55.491
Sarah Bush Lincoln$45.25$35.43–$54.921
Morris Hospital$44.50$35.50–$53.251

Median of each employer's jobs in Illinois (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.

9 open jobs in Illinois state a yearly salary: a median of $101,700, the middle half $95,900 to $103,100.

Best-paid open speech-language pathologist jobs in Illinois

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

What BLS measures in Illinois

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, Illinois. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Speech-Language Pathologists (29-1127)$29.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$36.82 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$45.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$52.08 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$59.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)9,040 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Speech-language pathologist salary in Illinois: common questions

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

Open speech-language pathologist jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $52, the middle half $47.50–$55.75 (53 jobs from 25 employers). Full time that is about $108,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $45.71/hr ($95,080 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

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

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Rockford ($46.25), Chicago ($54), Skokie ($61.75) and Aurora ($54). The town table lists 5.

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

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Genesis HealthCare ($60), Therapy Spot ($57.50) and Northwestern Medicine ($54).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($52) is $1.25 below the national posted median of $53.25. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 22 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: 53 of 102 open speech-language pathologist jobs in Illinois (52%) 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 Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/speech-language-pathologist/illinois

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