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Speech-language pathologist salary in North Carolina

Speech-language pathologists in North Carolina earn a mean of $88,640 a year and a median of $86,460, 9.7% below the national mean of $98,170. That ranks 33rd of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$88,640

Mean annual wage

about $43 an hour

$86,460

Median annual wage

33rd of 51

State rank

by mean wage

5,600

SLPs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Charlotte	$91,280	$90,960	1,260
Raleigh	$89,190	$87,400	1,050
Durham	$87,410	$83,460	390
Asheville	$86,550	$85,040	290
Greensboro	$84,950	$78,830	430

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

The market

How many speech-language pathologists work in North Carolina

7,225 speech-language pathologists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in North Carolina, 64.5 per 100,000 residents, and 876 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?

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

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