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Speech-language pathologist salary in New Jersey

Speech-language pathologists in New Jersey earn a mean of $109,510 a year and a median of $101,560, 11.6% above the national mean of $98,170. That ranks 4th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$109,510

Mean annual wage

about $53 an hour

$101,560

Median annual wage

4th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

6,840

SLPs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Trenton	$95,570	$94,810	270
Atlantic City	$92,990	$85,580	170

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

The market

How many speech-language pathologists work in New Jersey

4,954 speech-language pathologists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in New Jersey, 51.9 per 100,000 residents, and 362 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?

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

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