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

How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $118,560. The 10th percentile is $59,590 and the 90th percentile is $146,240. Employment is 2,120.

Median annual wage

$118,560

10th percentile
$59,590
25th percentile
$90,170
Median
$118,560
75th percentile
$131,890
90th percentile
$146,240
Mean
$112,320

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $59,590 and the 90th percentile is $146,240. The difference is $86,650, which is 73.1% 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 $90,170 to the 75th at $131,890, covers $41,720.

The mean annual wage is $112,320, which sits below the median of $118,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 21.1% higher than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,385, which is 13.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the California median of $118,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $118,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $111,385 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Speech-Language Pathologists. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 10 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).).

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $119,690 and employment of 1,590. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,974, against $111,385 here.
  • El Centro, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $133,760 and employment of 70. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,543, against $111,385 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $109,740 and employment of 4,800. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,631, against $111,385 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (2,120 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $118,560. The 10th percentile is $59,590 and the 90th percentile is $146,240. Employment is 2,120.

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

The local median is 21.1% higher than the national median of $97,870.

What is Speech-Language Pathologists pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $118,560 is $111,385. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Speech-Language Pathologists?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $119,690. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.