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Speech-language pathologist salary in Virginia

Open speech-language pathologist jobs in Virginia post a median of $55 an hour, the middle half $48.75–$65 (about $114,400 a year full time), $1.75 above the national posted median. From 35 jobs at 19 employers that state their pay.

$55
Median posted /hr
$49–$65
Middle half /hr
$114,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$46.27
BLS median in VA
May 2025

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

What speech-language pathologists are paid in Virginia

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

Posted hourly rates of 35 open jobs in Virginia. Lowest posted $33.50, highest $100.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

$48.75–$65/hr

Middle half of 21 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $55. 35% of the 100 open speech-language pathologist jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Speech-language pathologist pay by town in Virginia

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Newport News$53.75$41–$636 (1)
Williamsburg$63.50$40–$1004 (3)
Fredericksburg$70$40–$1003 (2)
Smithfield$59$55–$633 (1)
Richmond$54$34–$703 (3)

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 Virginia

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Riverside Health$59$41–$6311
Link Rehab and Wellness$65$60–$703
Inova$56.75$56.653
BrightSpring Health Services$85$40–$1002
Mary Washington Healthcare$52.50$50–$552
First Choice Home Health Services$90$80–$1001
Genesis HealthCare$70$701
Strides Therapy and Educational Services$65$55–$751
Amedisys$63.50$56–$711
Select Medical$57$55–$591
Lucy Corr$55$551
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$54$49.60–$58.401
UVA Health$53.25$53.351
E-Therapy$49$48–$501
Sunnyside Presbyterian Home$48$36–$601
UnitedHealth Group$47.50$37.90–$56.901
Carilion Clinic$46$36.87–$55.311
Valley Health (Virginia)$42$33.50–$50.261
The Faison Center$39$34–$441

Median of each employer's jobs in Virginia (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.

19 open jobs in Virginia state a yearly salary: a median of $102,500, the middle half $87,600 to $108,200.

Best-paid open speech-language pathologist jobs in Virginia

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

What BLS measures in Virginia

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, Virginia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Speech-Language Pathologists (29-1127)$32.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$37.42 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$46.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$56.15 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)$63.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)4,460 (source: BLS OEWS, Speech-Language Pathologists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Speech-language pathologist salary in Virginia: common questions

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

Open speech-language pathologist jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $55, the middle half $48.75–$65 (35 jobs from 19 employers). Full time that is about $114,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $46.27/hr ($96,250 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025).

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

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Newport News ($53.75), Williamsburg ($63.50), Fredericksburg ($70) and Smithfield ($59). The town table lists 5.

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

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Link Rehab and Wellness ($65), Riverside Health ($59) and Inova ($56.75).

How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Virginia ($55) is $1.75 above the national posted median of $53.25. In the BLS survey Virginia ranks 21 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: 35 of 100 open speech-language pathologist jobs in Virginia (35%) 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 Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/speech-language-pathologist/virginia

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