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

How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Lewiston-Auburn, ME?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Lewiston-Auburn, ME is $88,610. The 10th percentile is $62,610 and the 90th percentile is $116,680. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$88,610

10th percentile
$62,610
25th percentile
$74,890
Median
$88,610
75th percentile
$98,990
90th percentile
$116,680
Mean
$88,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $62,610 and the 90th percentile is $116,680. The difference is $54,070, which is 61.0% 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 $74,890 to the 75th at $98,990, covers $24,100.

The mean annual wage is $88,960, which sits above the median of $88,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lewiston-Auburn, ME median is 9.5% lower than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,534, which is 4.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.2% higher than the Maine median of $82,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston-Auburn, ME is 94.736, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $93,534 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Lewiston-Auburn, ME ranks 9th of 13 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).).

  • Portland-South Portland, ME is 37 miles away, with a median of $87,120 and employment of 260. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,531, against $93,534 here.
  • Bangor, ME is 114 miles away, with a median of $77,160 and employment of 110. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,952, against $93,534 here.
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH is 115 miles away, with a median of $81,690 and employment of 230. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,316, against $93,534 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Lewiston-Auburn, ME (60 of 47,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.07 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 Lewiston-Auburn, ME?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Lewiston-Auburn, ME is $88,610. The 10th percentile is $62,610 and the 90th percentile is $116,680. Employment is 60.

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

The local median is 9.5% lower than the national median of $97,870.

What is Speech-Language Pathologists pay in Lewiston-Auburn, ME after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston-Auburn, ME is 94.736, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $88,610 is $93,534. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lewiston-Auburn, ME compare with nearby metros for Speech-Language Pathologists?

Portland-South Portland, ME is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 37 miles away, at $87,120. Lewiston-Auburn, ME ranks 9th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.