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

How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Visalia, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Visalia, CA is $106,760. The 10th percentile is $69,270 and the 90th percentile is $151,700. Employment is 220.

Median annual wage

$106,760

10th percentile
$69,270
25th percentile
$79,730
Median
$106,760
75th percentile
$127,780
90th percentile
$151,700
Mean
$106,750

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $69,270 and the 90th percentile is $151,700. The difference is $82,430, which is 77.2% 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 $79,730 to the 75th at $127,780, covers $48,050.

The mean annual wage is $106,750, which sits below the median of $106,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Visalia, CA median is 9.1% higher than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $106,947, which is 9.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.3% lower than the California median of $118,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $106,947 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. Visalia, CA ranks 15th 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).).

  • Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $120,550 and employment of 50. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,638, against $106,947 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $117,350 and employment of 310. That median is 9.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,319, against $106,947 here.
  • Fresno, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $110,960 and employment of 820. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,616, against $106,947 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Visalia, CA (220 of 171,140). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 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 Visalia, CA · 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 Visalia, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Visalia, CA is $106,760. The 10th percentile is $69,270 and the 90th percentile is $151,700. Employment is 220.

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

The local median is 9.1% higher than the national median of $97,870.

What is Speech-Language Pathologists pay in Visalia, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $106,760 is $106,947. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Visalia, CA compare with nearby metros for Speech-Language Pathologists?

Hanford-Corcoran, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $120,550. Visalia, CA ranks 15th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.