What is the average salary for a speech langauge pathologist?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor (2010) , the median annual wages of speech-language pathologists were $62,930 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $50,330 and $79,620. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $41,240, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $99,220. Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of speech-language pathologists were:

Nursing care facilities $79,120
Home health care services 77,030
General medical and surgical hospitals 68,430
Offices of other health practitioners 67,910
Elementary and secondary schools 58,140 

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Citation for the Information Above: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Speech-Language Pathologists, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos099.htm (visited October 07, 2010).

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