Is the salary of a Speech Language Pathologist worth the amount of school?
It is necessary to have a Master’s degree to be a practicing Speech Language Pathologist, although, the median salary is nearly ,000, that’s about the same as plumber or a bailiff. I understand it should be about passion over salary but in my opinion, SLP’s are hugely underpaid.No tags for this post. ownpool 7:31 am on August 15, 2010 In the San Francisco Bay Area a speech and language therapist in private practice can charge $110 per hour once she develops a specialty and a reputation. CoachT 7:31 am on August 15, 2010 Where did you get that $40K number? “Median annual wages of speech-language pathologists were $62,930 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $50,330 and $79,620. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $41,240, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $99,220.” (see below) The lowest 10% earn more than your $40K and that was early 2008 numbers. And these are employed SLP’s – many go into private practice with potential to earn much more. Worth the amount of
