What speech-language pathologists earn in Oklahoma and its metro areas, compared with the rest of the country (May 2025 BLS data).
a year, or $40.61 an hour. That is 14% less than the national median of $97,870.
The middle half of speech-language pathologists in Oklahoma earn $60,600 to $105,710.
Oklahoma pays speech-language pathologists more than 18 of the other 49 states. Highest: California ($118,970).
1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the state, 0.93× the U.S. concentration.
Metro and rural (nonmetropolitan) areas as BLS defines them, including metro areas that cross into neighboring states.. Click a column to sort.
| Area | Pay a year | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | $42.43 | 810 | |
| Tulsa, OK | $40.37 | 540 | |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $37.74 | 180 | |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $39.09 | 150 | |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $35.09 | 120 | |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36.33 | 90 | |
| Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $37.92 | 60 | |
| Lawton, OK | $48.28 | 40 |
Speech-Language Pathologists in Oklahoma earned a median of $84,470 a year ($40.61 an hour) in May 2025, 14% less than the national median of $97,870. The middle half earned $60,600 to $105,710.
Among areas in Oklahoma, pay was highest in Lawton, OK at $100,420.
Oklahoma ranks #32 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 1,870 people worked as speech-language pathologists in Oklahoma in May 2025, or 1.1 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.