Speech-Language Pathologists in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,373
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$21,587
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,204
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$92,960
Kept after tax
$71,373
Worth in national money
$73,204
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Pennsylvania pays speech-language pathologists around $92,960 at the midpoint, 24 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Within Pennsylvania this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, speech-language pathologists ranks 87 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $92,960, tax leaves $71,373, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $73,204 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $93,720, since top earners drag the number up.
- For speech-language pathologists the Pennsylvania median is $92,960, ranking 24 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Ranked against every occupation Pennsylvania publishes a median for, speech-language pathologists sits 87 of 492 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Because Pennsylvania sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for speech-language pathologists — median $92,960 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $71,373 retained, $73,204 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $93,720 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Speech-Language Pathologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,960 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,780 |
| This salary | $92,960 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $71,373 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,227 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,182 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $88,903 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,395 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of speech-language pathologists in Pennsylvania earn under $92,960 and half over. The published range runs $60,650 at the tenth percentile to $130,780 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $71,373, from $92,960, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 87 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Pennsylvania, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $73,204, the adjusted value of that $92,960 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 87 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for speech-language pathologists in Pennsylvania, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,650 to $130,780; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $71,373 from $92,960. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 87 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Pennsylvania, so $73,204 — the adjusted value of that $92,960 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 87 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $60,650 at the bottom tenth to $130,780 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $73,204.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Pennsylvania then takes its own share, leaving $71,373.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($60,650) and the ninetieth ($130,780) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $73,204 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $71,373 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.