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

How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Naples-Marco Island, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Naples-Marco Island, FL is $106,960. The 10th percentile is $86,430 and the 90th percentile is $137,570. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$106,960

10th percentile
$86,430
25th percentile
$95,800
Median
$106,960
75th percentile
$121,640
90th percentile
$137,570
Mean
$109,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $86,430 and the 90th percentile is $137,570. The difference is $51,140, which is 47.8% 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 $95,800 to the 75th at $121,640, covers $25,840.

The mean annual wage is $109,560, which sits above the median of $106,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Naples-Marco Island, FL median is 9.3% higher than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,643, which is 5.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% higher than the Florida median of $99,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Naples-Marco Island, FL is 103.200, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $103,643 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Naples-Marco Island, FL ranks 1st of 12 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).).

  • Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $99,940 and employment of 250. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,646, against $103,643 here.
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 57 miles away, with a median of $101,590 and employment of 2,930. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,993, against $103,643 here.
  • Punta Gorda, FL is 66 miles away, with a median of $100,020 and employment of 50. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,498, against $103,643 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Naples-Marco Island, FL (170 of 173,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 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 Naples-Marco Island, FL · 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 Naples-Marco Island, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Naples-Marco Island, FL is $106,960. The 10th percentile is $86,430 and the 90th percentile is $137,570. Employment is 170.

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

The local median is 9.3% higher than the national median of $97,870.

What is Speech-Language Pathologists pay in Naples-Marco Island, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Naples-Marco Island, FL is 103.200, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $106,960 is $103,643. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Naples-Marco Island, FL compare with nearby metros for Speech-Language Pathologists?

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $99,940. Naples-Marco Island, FL ranks 1st of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.