Speech Language Pathologist salary in Modesto, CA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Modesto, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Patterson, Turlock.

Also listed as: Rpe Cfy Speech Language Pathologist

Median salary$90,958
Middle 50%$82.4k–$96.8k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $86,778
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,410 and $103,884.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,410
25th$82,410
50th (median)$90,958
75th$96,782
90th$96,782

Cost of living

Modesto's median Speech Language Pathologist salary of $90,958 is worth about $87,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Modesto = 104.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Speech-Language Pathologists in the Modesto, CA area earned a median of $116,770 in May 2025 (220 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,958, 22% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Pristine Rehab Caretoo few9
BMR Health Servicestoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $90,958 12
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$82,410$90,95812

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.