How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Joplin, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $53,600 and the 90th percentile is $112,140. The difference is $58,540, which is 72.2% 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 $59,780 to the 75th at $98,010, covers $38,230.

The mean annual wage is $83,580, which sits above the median of $81,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Joplin, MO-KS median is 17.2% lower than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,543, which is 3.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.2% lower than the Missouri median of $89,280.

Joplin, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Joplin, MO-KS is 85.718, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $94,543 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Joplin, MO-KS ranks 10th of 15 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).).

• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 71 miles away, with a median of $80,510 and employment of 440. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,131, against $94,543 here.
• Springfield, MO is 75 miles away, with a median of $92,460 and employment of 290. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,374, against $94,543 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 109 miles away, with a median of $83,970 and employment of 540. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,122, against $94,543 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Joplin, MO-KS (80 of 87,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.