State comparison · 2025
Speech-Language Pathologists salary: Colorado vs South Carolina
Speech-Language Pathologists in Colorado earn a median of $110,750. In South Carolina, $90,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 22.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.3%
Colorado vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Speech-Language Pathologists
- Median
- $110,750
- p25
- $94,590
- p75
- $136,890
- p10
- $73,900
- p90
- $164,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
South Carolina
Speech-Language Pathologists
- Median
- $90,530
- p25
- $68,750
- p75
- $106,920
- p10
- $56,560
- p90
- $124,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.