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Speech-Language Pathology Assistant: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

BLS does not publish pay for speech-language pathology assistants separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Healthcare Support Workers, All Other” (SOC 31-9099), which includes speech-language pathology assistants and other jobs; it is not a figure for speech-language pathology assistants alone.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of workers in the BLS occupation “Healthcare Support Workers, All Other” earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$48,430
Hourly
$23.28
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants assist speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. The median pay is $48,430 a year ($23.28 an hour) (BLS, May 2025).

Median pay
$48,430
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
109,740
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 3 of 5
medium preparation
Key facts

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Healthcare Support Workers, All Other” (which includes speech-language pathology assistants) in the United States earned a median annual wage of $48,430 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education for speech-language pathology assistants in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 109,740 people were employed as speech-language pathology assistants in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What speech-language pathology assistants do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.
  2. Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.
  3. Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.
  4. Perform support duties, such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.
  5. Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills.
  6. Select or prepare speech-language instructional materials.
  7. Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of client screenings or assessments of language, voice, fluency, articulation, or hearing.
  8. Prepare charts, graphs, or other visual displays to communicate clients' performance information.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all speech-language pathology assistant jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix). Figures cover all healthcare support workers, all other (SOC 31-9099), the broader occupation.

  1. Ambulatory healthcare services25.0% of all jobs in this occupation · +14.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $49,490
  2. Hospitals; state, local, and private23.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +4.0% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $47,390
  3. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals17.9% of all jobs in this occupation · -3.3% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $57,830
  4. Educational services; state, local, and private11.6% of all jobs in this occupation · +0.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $52,410
  5. Nursing and residential care facilities4.7% of all jobs in this occupation · +3.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $45,440
  6. Social assistance1.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +15.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $56,410

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Active ListeningcoreReading ComprehensioncoreSpeakingcoreSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationMonitoringComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingWriting

Knowledge areas: English Language, Education and Training, Therapy and Counseling, Psychology, Customer and Personal Service, Administrative.

Tools and technology

Software speech-language pathology assistants use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Adobe AuditionMusic or sound editing software
  • Biofeedback softwareMedical software
  • Bungalow Software Aphasia TutorMedical software
  • ELR Software eLr Extra Language ResourcesMedical software
  • KayPENTAX Multi-SpeechMedical software
  • Language analysis softwareAnalytical or scientific software
  • Learning Fundamentals Speech VisualizationMedical software
  • Micro Video Video Voice Speech Training SystemMedical software
  • Propeller Multimedia React2Medical software
  • Signal analysis softwareAnalytical or scientific software
  • Speech analysis softwareAnalytical or scientific software
  • Text to speech softwareText to speech conversion software

Also called: Speech Language Pathology Assistant, Communication Assistant, Speech Assistant, Speech Paraeducator, Speech Pathologist Assistant, Speech Therapy Assistant, Speech-Language Assistant.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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