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9.1% Jobs Projection
$91,530 Median Salary
130 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Speech-Language Pathologists in Connecticut are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Speech-Language Pathologists in Connecticut is growing faster than average.

  • Speech-Language Pathologists in Connecticut earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Speech-Language Pathologists Work in Connecticut?

1,870 people worked as Speech-Language Pathologists in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,730 Speech-Language Pathologists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,840 Speech-Language Pathologists working in it, which means Connecticut has more Speech-Language Pathologists than average.

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Job Projections for Connecticut

Jobs for Speech-Language Pathologists in this state are growing at a rate of 9.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 17.8%.

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Connecticut Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 130 annual job openings, and a total of 2,400 jobs for Connecticut Speech-Language Pathologists in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,400 annual jobs and 171,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Speech-Language Pathologists Make in Connecticut?

In 2018 wages for Speech-Language Pathologists ranged from $59,880 to $128,620 with $91,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $28.79 to $61.84. The median hourly rate was $44.01.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $44.62 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.61.

The median salary in Connecticut is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Connecticut Metros for Speech-Language Pathologists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Speech-Language Pathologists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 720 $95,270
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 450 $91,340
Springfield, MA-CT 410 $86,780
Worcester, MA-CT 370 $81,060
New Haven, CT 310 $90,180
Waterbury, CT 110 $88,510
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 100 $90,310
Danbury, CT 90 $89,340

Top States for Speech-Language Pathologists Employment

View the list below to see where most Speech-Language Pathologists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 14,330 $71,940
California 13,220 $92,750
New York 12,750 $82,170
Florida 7,380 $76,820
Illinois 6,820 $74,930
New Jersey 6,340 $87,500
Ohio 5,470 $74,390
Pennsylvania 5,450 $74,660
North Carolina 4,430 $73,250
Massachusetts 4,060 $85,870
Michigan 3,950 $74,460
Colorado 3,540 $87,080
Missouri 3,400 $77,670
Georgia 3,300 $75,900
Washington 3,250 $73,250
Minnesota 3,190 $73,880
Virginia 3,160 $86,180
Tennessee 2,990 $79,790
Maryland 2,900 $86,610
Indiana 2,480 $74,240

Below are the states where Speech-Language Pathologists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $94,330
California $92,750
Connecticut $91,530
New Jersey $87,500
Colorado $87,080
Maryland $86,610
Virginia $86,180
Massachusetts $85,870
Alaska $85,200
Oregon $84,790

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