SOC 29-1127 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Bangor, ME?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Bangor, ME is $77,160. The 10th percentile is $55,590 and the 90th percentile is $105,960. Employment is 110.
Median annual wage
$77,160
- 10th percentile
- $55,590
- 25th percentile
- $69,790
- Median
- $77,160
- 75th percentile
- $92,960
- 90th percentile
- $105,960
- Mean
- $79,650
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $55,590 and the 90th percentile is $105,960. The difference is $50,370, which is 65.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $69,790 to the 75th at $92,960, covers $23,170.
The mean annual wage is $79,650, which sits above the median of $77,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Bangor, ME median is 21.2% lower than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,952, which is 18.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 6.7% lower than the Maine median of $82,660.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bangor, ME is 96.508, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $79,952 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Bangor, ME ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME is 114 miles away, with a median of $88,610 and employment of 60. That median is 14.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,534, against $79,952 here.
- Portland-South Portland, ME is 149 miles away, with a median of $87,120 and employment of 260. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,531, against $79,952 here.
Employment share
Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Bangor, ME (110 of 72,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Bangor, ME · Speech-Language Pathologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Bangor, ME?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Bangor, ME is $77,160. The 10th percentile is $55,590 and the 90th percentile is $105,960. Employment is 110.
How does that compare with the national median for Speech-Language Pathologists?
The local median is 21.2% lower than the national median of $97,870.
What is Speech-Language Pathologists pay in Bangor, ME after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bangor, ME is 96.508, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $77,160 is $79,952. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Bangor, ME compare with nearby metros for Speech-Language Pathologists?
Lewiston-Auburn, ME is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 114 miles away, at $88,610. Bangor, ME ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.