SOC 29-1127 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Boulder, CO is $131,620. The 10th percentile is $90,710 and the 90th percentile is $167,790. Employment is 320.

Median annual wage

$131,620

10th percentile
$90,710
25th percentile
$108,810
Median
$131,620
75th percentile
$167,460
90th percentile
$167,790
Mean
$129,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $90,710 and the 90th percentile is $167,790. The difference is $77,080, which is 58.6% 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 $108,810 to the 75th at $167,460, covers $58,650.

The mean annual wage is $129,240, which sits below the median of $131,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 34.5% higher than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $125,112, which is 27.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.8% higher than the Colorado median of $110,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $125,112 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 8 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).).

  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $102,760. That median is 21.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,614, against $125,112 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $112,090 and employment of 2,480. That median is 14.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,963, against $125,112 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $99,150 and employment of 170. That median is 24.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,976, against $125,112 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (320 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Boulder, CO is $131,620. The 10th percentile is $90,710 and the 90th percentile is $167,790. Employment is 320.

How does that compare with the national median for Speech-Language Pathologists?

The local median is 34.5% higher than the national median of $97,870.

What is Speech-Language Pathologists pay in Boulder, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $131,620 is $125,112. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Speech-Language Pathologists?

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $102,760. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.