Speech-Language Pathologists · SOC 29-1127
Speech-Language Pathologists Salary in the Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Speech-Language Pathologists in the Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $86,410 per year ($41.54 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $63,700 at the 10th percentile to $114,260 at the 90th. BLS estimates 140 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Speech-Language Pathologists in the Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area earn more than $86,410 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $64,570 and $104,130.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $63,700 | $64,570 | $86,410 | $104,130 | $114,260 |
| Hourly | $30.62 | $31.05 | $41.54 | $50.06 | $54.93 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$86,410 median for Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $64,570 to $104,130
- North Carolinastate$86,460 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $71,160 to $103,020
- United Statesnational$97,870 median for United States; middle half earns $77,730 to $114,570
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs North Carolina overall and −12% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in North Carolina
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for speech-language pathologists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areathis page$86,410 median for Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $64,570 to $104,130
- $101,580 median for Greenville metro area; middle half earns $87,890 to $101,580
- $93,850 median for Rocky Mount metro area; middle half earns $70,790 to $99,910
- $90,960 median for Charlotte metro area; middle half earns $73,770 to $107,040
- $87,400 median for Raleigh metro area; middle half earns $71,450 to $101,140
- $86,120 median for Hickory metro area; middle half earns $71,480 to $103,720
- $85,890 median for Winston-Salem metro area; middle half earns $69,020 to $106,380
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for speech-language pathologistss · Highest-paying occupations in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.