SOC 29-1127 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Grand Junction, CO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Grand Junction, CO is $110,360. The 10th percentile is $81,840 and the 90th percentile is $167,120. Employment is 120.
Median annual wage
$110,360
- 10th percentile
- $81,840
- 25th percentile
- $93,400
- Median
- $110,360
- 75th percentile
- $131,830
- 90th percentile
- $167,120
- Mean
- $115,490
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $81,840 and the 90th percentile is $167,120. The difference is $85,280, which is 77.3% 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 $93,400 to the 75th at $131,830, covers $38,430.
The mean annual wage is $115,490, which sits above the median of $110,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Grand Junction, CO median is 12.8% higher than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $115,589, which is 18.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.4% lower than the Colorado median of $110,750.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Junction, CO is 95.476, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $110,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $115,589 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Grand Junction, CO ranks 3rd of 5 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).).
- Farmington, NM is 173 miles away, with a median of $91,120 and employment of 50. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,891, against $115,589 here.
- Boulder, CO is 179 miles away, with a median of $131,620 and employment of 320. That median is 19.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $125,112, against $115,589 here.
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 193 miles away, with a median of $112,090 and employment of 2,480. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,963, against $115,589 here.
Employment share
Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Junction, CO (120 of 67,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.51 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 Grand Junction, CO · 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 Grand Junction, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Grand Junction, CO is $110,360. The 10th percentile is $81,840 and the 90th percentile is $167,120. Employment is 120.
How does that compare with the national median for Speech-Language Pathologists?
The local median is 12.8% higher than the national median of $97,870.
What is Speech-Language Pathologists pay in Grand Junction, CO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Junction, CO is 95.476, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $110,360 is $115,589. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Grand Junction, CO compare with nearby metros for Speech-Language Pathologists?
Farmington, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 173 miles away, at $91,120. Grand Junction, CO ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.