SOC 29-1127 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $102,810. The 10th percentile is $71,310 and the 90th percentile is $129,950. Employment is 3,720.
Median annual wage
$102,810
- 10th percentile
- $71,310
- 25th percentile
- $84,100
- Median
- $102,810
- 75th percentile
- $120,900
- 90th percentile
- $129,950
- Mean
- $103,120
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $71,310 and the 90th percentile is $129,950. The difference is $58,640, which is 57.0% 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 $84,100 to the 75th at $120,900, covers $36,800.
The mean annual wage is $103,120, which sits above the median of $102,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 5% higher than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,961, which is 3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.5% higher than the Massachusetts median of $101,310.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $102,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $94,961 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 21 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).).
- Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $81,690 and employment of 230. That median is 20.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,316, against $94,961 here.
- Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $100,130 and employment of 620. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,666, against $94,961 here.
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $99,720 and employment of 1,090. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,983, against $94,961 here.
Employment share
Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (3,720 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $102,810. The 10th percentile is $71,310 and the 90th percentile is $129,950. Employment is 3,720.
How does that compare with the national median for Speech-Language Pathologists?
The local median is 5% higher than the national median of $97,870.
What is Speech-Language Pathologists pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $102,810 is $94,961. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH compare with nearby metros for Speech-Language Pathologists?
Manchester-Nashua, NH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $81,690. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 21 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.