Speech-language pathologists in Wisconsin who were counted among the top 10% earned an average salary of $90,853 ($43.68 hourly) as of 2015 according to the state’s Department of Workforce Development. The median salary among SLPs in the state was $64,852 ($31.18 hourly) that year.
- Emerson College offers an online master’s in speech-language pathology with the same curriculum as its top-ranked* on-campus program. Students are prepared to pursue SLP certification in as few as 20 months. GRE Required.
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- Baylor’s SLP master’s program online can be completed full time in 20 months or part time in 25 months. 100 percent of on-campus graduates pass the Praxis and become employed. Bachelor’s and GRE required.
Comparable salaries for speech-language pathologists in the 10 most populated counties of the state are shown below (range from median to 90th percentile).
Brown County:
- Annual: $56,925 – $79,116
- Hourly: $27.37 – $38.04
Dane County:
- Annual: $64,829 – $80,915
- Hourly: $31.17 – $43.71
Kenosha County:
- Annual: $72,449 – $93,603
- Hourly: $34.83 – $45.00
Marathon County:
- Annual: $73,002 – $94,426
- Hourly: $35.10 – $45.40
Milwaukee County:
- Annual: $72,932 – $92,122
- Hourly: $35.06 – $44.29
Outagamie County:
- Annual: $59,776 – $77,521
- Hourly: $28.74 – $37.27
Racine County:
- Annual: $57,814 – $76,285
- Hourly: $27.80 – $36.68
Rock County:
- Annual: $69,547 – $94,338
- Hourly: $33.44 – $45.35
Waukesha County:
- Annual: $67,863 – $84,227
- Hourly: $32.63 – $40.52
Nearly 7,000 Organizations in Wisconsin Employ Speech-Language Pathologists
The US Department of Labor partnered with Infogroup® to provide employment information for Wisconsin’s speech-language pathologists and identified 6,890 organizations that employ these professionals. The major types of employers are shown below:
Schools:
- Individual schools – 3,317
- Religious schools – 399
- School Districts – 128
- Schools with special academic education – 21
Healthcare Organizations:
- Physical therapists – 1,197
- Home health services – 719
- Hospitals – 293
- Nursing and convalescent homes – 190
- Speech pathologists – 110
- Hospices – 82
- Audiologists – 67
- Convalescent homes – 65
- Medical centers – 52
- Occupational therapists – 37
- Adult care facilities – 32
Largest Speech Pathology Practices
Shown below are the dedicated clinics and independent SLP practices in the state that employ at least five people. Some of these employers may serve functions other than practicing as SLPs, and there is no guarantee that these practices are currently hiring:
- Eau Claire: Center for Communication
- Kenosha: Birth To 3 Early Intervention
- Menomonee Falls: Speech Therapy at Community Memorial
- Mequon: Ozaukee Therapy Services, LLC
- Milwaukee: Curative Care Network
- Milwaukee: Marquette University
- River Falls: UW-River Falls Speech & Hearing
- Stevens Point: Center for Communicative
- Stevens Point: University of Wisconsin—Center for Communication
- Waukesha: Kidzspeech, LLC
Speech-Language Pathology Salaries in Wisconsin and Its Most Populated Counties
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a full analysis of annual salaries and hourly wages for speech-language pathologists in the major cities and rural areas of Wisconsin as of 2015:
