What speech-language pathologists earn in Connecticut and its metro areas, compared with the rest of the country (May 2025 BLS data).
a year, or $48.13 an hour. That is 2% more than the national median of $97,870.
The middle half of speech-language pathologists in Connecticut earn $80,960 to $114,400.
Connecticut pays speech-language pathologists more than 38 of the other 49 states. Highest: California ($118,970).
1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the state, 1.19× the U.S. concentration.
Metro and rural (nonmetropolitan) areas as BLS defines them.. Click a column to sort.
| Area | Pay a year | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $48.85 | 780 | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $48.71 | 740 | |
| New Haven, CT | $47.03 | 300 | |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $48.16 | 260 | |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $46.48 | 150 | |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $48.85 | 90 |
Speech-Language Pathologists in Connecticut earned a median of $100,110 a year ($48.13 an hour) in May 2025, 2% more than the national median of $97,870. The middle half earned $80,960 to $114,400.
Among areas in Connecticut, pay was highest in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT at $101,600.
Connecticut ranks #12 of 50 states for speech-language pathologists pay. California pays the most, at $118,970 a year. Pay figures don't account for differences in cost of living.
About 2,390 people worked as speech-language pathologists in Connecticut in May 2025, or 1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the state.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries. Median pay is the middle wage; where BLS publishes no median, the average (mean) is shown, marked "(avg)". Values marked "+" are above the most BLS reports exactly. Pay doesn't reflect cost of living, overtime or shift differentials.