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Speech-language pathologist salary in Illinois

Speech-language pathologists in Illinois earn a mean of $92,660 a year and a median of $95,080, 5.6% below the national mean of $98,170. That ranks 23rd of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$92,660

Mean annual wage

about $45 an hour

$95,080

Median annual wage

23rd of 51

State rank

by mean wage

9,040

SLPs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for speech-language pathologists already employed in Illinois, 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 Illinois

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Chicago	$95,200	$98,490	7,150
Rockford	$90,170	$96,740	190
Champaign	$85,810	$82,570	150
Peoria	$83,110	$82,060	210

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

The market

How many speech-language pathologists work in Illinois

10,319 speech-language pathologists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Illinois, 81.1 per 100,000 residents, and 454 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.

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Illinois is not a member of the ASLP-IC: audiologists and speech-language pathologists licensed in another state need a full Illinois license before starting.

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