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Speech-language pathologist salary in Kentucky

Speech-language pathologists in Kentucky earn a mean of $89,180 a year and a median of $83,550, 9.2% below the national mean of $98,170. That ranks 30th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$89,180

Mean annual wage

about $43 an hour

$83,550

Median annual wage

30th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

2,610

SLPs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Louisville	$102,400	$103,420	710
Lexington	$87,310	$87,470	360
Bowling Green	$84,230	$82,870	140
Owensboro	$84,030	$81,270	70

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

The market

How many speech-language pathologists work in Kentucky

2,915 speech-language pathologists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Kentucky, 63.3 per 100,000 residents, and 138 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?

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

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