Speech-language pathologists in Wyoming with salaries that fell within the top 10% earned an average of $96,157 ($46.23 hourly) as of 2015 according to the state’s Department of Workforce Services. The median salary among SLPs in the state was $68,983 that year ($33.60 hourly).
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The Department provides salary ranges for SLPs in many of the most populated counties in Wyoming. SLPs in Albany County whose salaries fell within the top 10% earned an average of 10.8% more than the national average for SLPs in this top bracket (ranges shown are from median-90th percentile):
Albany County:
- Annual: $63,240 – $127,248
- Hourly: $30.40 – $61.18
Campbell County:
- Annual: $84,107 – $98,203
- Hourly: $40.43 – $47.22
Fremont County:
- Annual: $68,203 – $82,235
- Hourly: $32.79 – $39.53
Laramie County:
- Annual: $72,219 – $101,115
- Hourly: $34.73 – $48.61
Natrona County:
- Annual: $61,284 – $94,503
- Hourly: $29.46 – $45.43
Sheridan County:
- Annual: $75,457 – $108,113
- Hourly: $36.27 – 51.99
High Job Growth and Numerous Employers for SLPs in Wyoming
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services estimates that the number of jobs for speech-language pathologists in the state will increase by 19% between 2014 and 2024, opening up an average of 137 jobs a year during this period.
In partnership with the US Department of Labor, Infogroup® reported that 1,005 organizations in Wyoming employ SLPs. More than half of these organizations are schools:
- Individual Schools – 518
- School Districts – 36
- Religious Schools – 25
- Schools with Special Academic Education – 25
- Boards of Education – 2
The remaining employers include a variety of healthcare organizations with the main types shown below:
- Physical Therapists – 149
- Home Health Services – 97
- Hospitals – 54
- Speech Pathologists – 27
- Nursing and Convalescent Homes – 16
- Audioloigsat – 14
- Hospices – 10
- Occupational Therapists – 8
Speech-Language Practices in Casper and Cheyenne:
Clinics and other independent practices that primarily focus on speech-language pathology in Wyoming’s major cities are shown below. This list is to illustrate the variety of practices in the state and is not menat to be a guarantee that jobs are currently available with any of these organizatons:
Casper:
- Diane Marie Branson
- Heather Stengel
- Mountain View Audiology
- Rebecca Rothenberg
- Shriver Therapy Group Clinic
- Wyoming SLP
Cheyenne:
- Alisa Martinez
- Childhood Language Clinic
- Gwendolyn Stout
- Karyn Ann Longstreet
- Leah Horst
- Lindsay Worrell
- Mountain West Speech Services, LLC
- Wyoming Speech & Language
Speech-Language Pathology Salaries in Wyoming’s Major Metro and Non-Metro Areas
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides annual salaries and hourly wages for speech-language pathologists in Casper, Cheyenne, and the rural areas of Wyoming as of 2015:
