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Speech-language pathologist salary in Washington

Speech-language pathologists in Washington earn a mean of $107,610 a year and a median of $105,550, 9.6% above the national mean of $98,170. That ranks 6th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$107,610

Mean annual wage

about $52 an hour

$105,550

Median annual wage

6th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

3,570

SLPs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Seattle	$111,580	$108,690	1,910
Olympia	$108,090	$101,400	150
Bremerton	$105,620	$104,440	120
Spokane	$97,430	$100,500	370

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

The market

How many speech-language pathologists work in Washington

4,121 speech-language pathologists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in Washington, 51.5 per 100,000 residents, and 169 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?

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

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