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Speech-language pathologist salary in West Virginia

Speech-language pathologists in West Virginia earn a mean of $88,180 a year and a median of $80,970, 10.2% below the national mean of $98,170. That ranks 35th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$88,180

Mean annual wage

about $42 an hour

$80,970

Median annual wage

35th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

880

SLPs employed

BLS estimate

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

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

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Huntington	$93,680	$98,700	200
Parkersburg	$83,400	$81,930	30
Morgantown	$80,300	$70,940	60
Charleston	$78,670	$68,510	110
Beckley	$78,550	$65,420	80

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

The market

How many speech-language pathologists work in West Virginia

1,385 speech-language pathologists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in West Virginia, 78.4 per 100,000 residents, and 44 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?

West Virginia is a ASLP-IC member and is issuing compact privileges: audiologists and speech-language pathologists licensed in another member state can obtain a privilege to practice in West Virginia without applying for a new state license.

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