Compared with the local labor market
Speech Pathologist pay vs. Arkansas
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Speech-Language Pathologists — about 2,430 people — is $83,580. AR School for the Deaf &Amp; Blind pays a median base salary of $86,783 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 53rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where AR School for the Deaf &Amp; Blind sits in the local pay range
$56,250
$65,070
$83,580
$112,140
$134,420
AR School for the Deaf &Amp; Blind median · $86,783
The bar is the range of annual wages for Speech-Language Pathologists across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows AR School for the Deaf &Amp; Blind’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Speech-Language Pathologists — about 183,390 people — is $97,870. AR School for the Deaf &Amp; Blind’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 36th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$62,900
$77,730
$97,870
$114,570
$134,160
AR School for the Deaf &Amp; Blind median · $86,783
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at AR School for the Deaf &Amp; Blind is $86,783, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across Arkansas
Speech Pathologist is held in 2 Arkansas departments. In AR School for the Deaf &Amp; Blind, the median of $86,783 ranks #2 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Speech Pathologist role in other Arkansasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Speech Pathologist beyond Arkansas
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $94,387 ranks #4 of 6. See Speech Pathologist across all of Arkansas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Speech Pathologist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.