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Speech-language pathologist salary in North Dakota

Speech-language pathologists in North Dakota earn a mean of $75,980 a year and a median of $75,240, 22.6% below the national mean of $98,170. That ranks 50th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$75,980

Mean annual wage

about $37 an hour

$75,240

Median annual wage

50th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

630

SLPs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Bismarck	$79,350	$76,770	130
Fargo	$79,000	$76,640	190
Grand Forks	$77,370	$76,290	60

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

The market

How many speech-language pathologists work in North Dakota

1,016 speech-language pathologists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in North Dakota, 127.1 per 100,000 residents, and 54 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 Dakota is not a member of the ASLP-IC: audiologists and speech-language pathologists licensed in another state need a full North Dakota license before starting.

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