How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $62,920 and the 90th percentile is $111,590. The difference is $48,670, which is 52.1% 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 $79,030 to the 75th at $102,060, covers $23,030.

The mean annual wage is $90,880, which sits below the median of $93,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,075, which is 9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% higher than the Minnesota median of $89,380.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $93,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $89,075 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ranks 1st of 9 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).).

• St. Cloud, MN is 68 miles away, with a median of $85,040 and employment of 130. That median is 8.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,042, against $89,075 here.
• Mankato, MN is 78 miles away, with a median of $83,920 and employment of 60. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,265, against $89,075 here.
• Rochester, MN is 92 miles away, with a median of $83,140 and employment of 160. That median is 11% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,543, against $89,075 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (2,570 of 1,951,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 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.