Speech Language Pathologist salary in New York, NY

Based on 53 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Kew Gardens, Brooklyn, Newark, Forest Hills, White Plains.

Also listed as: Rpe Cfy Speech Language Pathologist

Median salary$80,974
Middle 50%$77.3k–$112.3k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $86,778
Filings53FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,970 and $170,560.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$77,272
50th (median)$80,974
75th$112,320
90th$153,920

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $81,536 (49 filings) FY2021: median $64,334 (39 filings) FY2022: median $85,962 (36 filings) FY2023: median $75,083 (17 filings) FY2024: median $71,438 (22 filings) FY2025: median $80,974 (33 filings) FY2026: median $101,712 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 49 filings FY20 FY2021: 39 filings FY21 FY2022: 36 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 33 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 49
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$81,536$64,002$108,16049
FY2021$64,334$64,334$84,26139
FY2022$85,962$66,747$86,92336
FY2023$75,083$68,141$93,60017
FY2024$71,438$71,115$99,10522
FY2025$80,974$66,748$92,17833
FY2026$101,712$77,500$153,92020

Cost of living

New York's median Speech Language Pathologist salary of $80,974 is worth about $71,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Speech-Language Pathologists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $107,860 in May 2025 (15,260 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,974, 25% 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
The Stepping Stones Group$79,12312
Alliedmedix Resources$153,92011
Bilingualstoo few8
New York Universitytoo few3
Language Fundamentalstoo few2
RCM Technologiestoo few2
The Inspired Community Projecttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $77,272 28
Mid-level · Level II $108,160 19
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$57,970$77,27228
Mid-level · Level II$80,974$108,16019

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.