State comparison · 2025
Speech-Language Pathologists salary: Colorado vs West Virginia
Speech-Language Pathologists in Colorado earn a median of $110,750. In West Virginia, $80,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 36.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.8%
Colorado vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.7%
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%
West Virginia
Speech-Language Pathologists
- Median
- $80,970
- p25
- $67,640
- p75
- $108,290
- p10
- $62,690
- p90
- $125,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.