State comparison · 2025
Speech-Language Pathologists salary: Arizona vs California
Speech-Language Pathologists in California earn a median of $118,970. In Arizona, $97,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 17.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.8%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-9.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Speech-Language Pathologists
- Median
- $97,800
- p25
- $81,020
- p75
- $114,400
- p10
- $68,990
- p90
- $130,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
California
Speech-Language Pathologists
- Median
- $118,970
- p25
- $98,920
- p75
- $135,070
- p10
- $79,750
- p90
- $160,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.