How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $60,890 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. The difference is $54,320, which is 61.9% 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 $73,590 to the 75th at $106,080, covers $32,490.

The mean annual wage is $89,410, which sits above the median of $87,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 10.3% lower than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,763, which is 4.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% lower than the South Carolina median of $90,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, SC is 93.662, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $93,763 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Columbia, SC ranks 10th of 29 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).).

• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $82,950 and employment of 260. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,258, against $93,763 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $96,330 and employment of 200. That median is 9.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,798, against $93,763 here.
• Florence, SC is 71 miles away, with a median of $96,390 and employment of 90. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,082, against $93,763 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (390 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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.