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Speech-language pathologist salary in Massachusetts

Open speech-language pathologist jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $48.25 an hour, the middle half $46.50–$55 (about $100,400 a year full time), $5 below the national posted median. From 32 jobs at 18 employers that state their pay.

$48.25
Median posted /hr
$47–$55
Middle half /hr
$100,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$48.71
BLS median in MA
May 2025

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

What speech-language pathologists are paid in Massachusetts

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

Posted hourly rates of 32 open jobs in Massachusetts. Lowest posted $32.76, highest $75.

Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts

$46.50–$55/hr

Middle half of 29 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $48.25. 41% of the 78 open speech-language pathologist jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.

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Speech-language pathologist pay by town in Massachusetts

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Boston$50.50$35–$655 (3)
Concord$44$38–$503 (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 Massachusetts

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
UMass Memorial Health$47.50$32.76–$63.615
Southcoast Health System$58.25$55–$61.723
Boston Medical Center$51.25$34.86–$56.233
Beth Israel Lahey Health$50.50$40.04–$58.983
Emerson Hospital$44$38–$503
Genesis HealthCare$66.50$63–$702
LifePoint Health$45$40–$502
Strides Therapy and Educational Services$65$55–$751
Fallon Health$57$571
Erickson Senior Living$55$551
Mass General Brigham$55$52.53–$57.591
PAM Health$55$551
Elderwood$50$35–$651
Holyoke Medical Center$48$34.51–$61.321
Signature Healthcare$48$41–$551
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare$47.50$45–$501
MerrimackHealth$47.25$37.86–$56.801
Open Sky Community Services$36.75$36.721

Median of each employer's jobs in Massachusetts (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.

15 open jobs in Massachusetts state a yearly salary: a median of $101,700, the middle half $96,900 to $105,500.

Best-paid open speech-language pathologist jobs in Massachusetts

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

What BLS measures in Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Speech-Language Pathologists (29-1127)$34.15 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$39.95 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$48.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$57.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$62.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)5,290 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Speech-language pathologist salary in Massachusetts: common questions

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

Open speech-language pathologist jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $48.25, the middle half $46.50–$55 (32 jobs from 18 employers). Full time that is about $100,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $48.71/hr ($101,310 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).

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

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Boston ($50.50) and Concord ($44). The town table lists 2.

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

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Southcoast Health System ($58.25), Boston Medical Center ($51.25) and Beth Israel Lahey Health ($50.50).

How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Massachusetts ($48.25) is $5 below the national posted median of $53.25. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 11 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: 32 of 78 open speech-language pathologist jobs in Massachusetts (41%) 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

Speech-language pathologist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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 Massachusetts. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/speech-language-pathologist/massachusetts

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