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Speech-language pathologist salary in Colorado

Speech-language pathologists in Colorado earn a mean of $116,960 a year and a median of $110,750, 19.1% above the national mean of $98,170. That ranks 2nd of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$116,960

Mean annual wage

about $56 an hour

$110,750

Median annual wage

2nd of 51

State rank

by mean wage

4,420

SLPs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for speech-language pathologists already employed in Colorado, not offers; the hourly figure divides the annual mean by 2,080 hours. Setting, specialty and caseload move an individual offer well above or below them. Updated October 22, 2026.

By metro

Speech-language pathologist pay by metro in Colorado

Metro estimates from the same survey, highest mean first. Each city links to its full therapy workforce page.

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Boulder	$129,240	$131,620	320
Denver	$117,840	$112,090	2,480
Colorado Springs	$114,960	$108,140	710
Greeley	$111,680	$99,150	170
Fort Collins	$104,020	$102,760	n/a

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan estimates. Suppressed cells show n/a.

The market

How many speech-language pathologists work in Colorado

4,296 speech-language pathologists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Colorado, 71.5 per 100,000 residents, and 175 new ones enrolled in the last twelve months. A high wage with few clinicians per capita usually means employers are competing for people; a low one in a crowded market means the opposite.

Source: NPPES monthly file, October 2026 (CMS, public domain), as of October 2026.

Licensed in another state?

Colorado has enacted the ASLP-IC but is not yet issuing compact privileges, so audiologists and speech-language pathologists licensed elsewhere still need a Colorado license for now.

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