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Speech-language pathologist salary in Mississippi

Speech-language pathologists in Mississippi earn a mean of $78,570 a year and a median of $78,130, 20.0% below the national mean of $98,170. That ranks 48th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$78,570

Mean annual wage

about $38 an hour

$78,130

Median annual wage

48th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

1,790

SLPs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Gulfport	$83,200	$78,920	220
Jackson	$81,980	$78,670	410
Hattiesburg	$72,850	$74,140	90

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

The market

How many speech-language pathologists work in Mississippi

1,508 speech-language pathologists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Mississippi, 51.0 per 100,000 residents, and 82 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?

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

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