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The one about SLP making only 60k I truly do not understand. My daughter has speech problems and is doing 5 hours/wk of speech therapy with SLP for $180/hour (a
by dfadsadsf 5y ago
The one about SLP making only 60k I truly do not understand. My daughter has speech problems and is doing 5 hours/wk of speech therapy with SLP for $180/hour (average rate for area) - just from us she is making almost 40k/year. All good SLPs are booked solid 2-3 months into the future and most do not even take new clients.
- thedevelopnik 5y agoA lot probably go to work for school districts rather than into private practice.
- criticas 5y agoTwo Possibilities: they work for a non-profit or government entity (school district, social services organization, etc), or they work less than full time. About 85% of speech pathologists are women, who tend to prioritize other factors (work-life balance, family care, etc) over raw earnings (https://www.zippia.com/speech-language-pathologist-jobs/demographics/ https://www.zippia.com/speech-language-pathologist-jobs/demo...). According to ZipRecruiter, the national average is about $98K. The NY state average is $101,491 (https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/What-Is-the-Average-Speech-Pathologist-Salary-by-State https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/What-Is-the-Average-Sp...).