State comparison · 2025
Speech-Language Pathologists salary: Arkansas vs California
Speech-Language Pathologists in California earn a median of $118,970. In Arkansas, $83,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 29.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.7%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-10.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Speech-Language Pathologists
- Median
- $83,580
- p25
- $65,070
- p75
- $112,140
- p10
- $56,250
- p90
- $134,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.