SOC 29-1127 · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro

Speech-Language Pathologists Salary in Pensacola, FL

The average salary for speech-language pathologists in Pensacola, Florida is $98,320 a year ($47.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $98,810: half of the 170 people in this job in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($99,493).

$98,320average per year

$47.27 / hourMedian $98,810Take-home ≈ $77,998

  • $77K10th
  • $92K25th
  • $99KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $116K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

170people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 21Florida metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Speech-Language Pathologists pay range in Pensacola

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $115,580 or more. The middle half of speech-language pathologists in Pensacola earn between $91,560 and $103,910.

  • $77K10th
  • $92K25th
  • $99KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $116K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$98,320$8,193$47.27
Median$98,810$8,234$47.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$91,560$7,630$44.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$103,910$8,659$49.96

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Speech-Language Pathologists salary after taxes in Pensacola

On the average salary of $98,320, a single filer in Pensacola takes home about $77,998 a year, or $6,500 a month and $3,000 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Pensacola a good place for speech-language pathologists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Pensacola area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.7), so the average $98,320 buys what about $100,617 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Pensacola ($46,240). A typical home costs $310,470, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in other Florida cities

Pensacola ranks 6th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($109,560).

All Speech-Language Pathologists salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for speech-language pathologists

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($139,700).

Speech-Language Pathologists salary by city

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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in Pensacola: questions

How much do speech-language pathologists make an hour in Pensacola?

$47.27 an hour on average, and $47.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level speech-language pathologists salary in Pensacola?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $91,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the speech-language pathologists take-home pay in Pensacola?

About $77,998 a year ($6,500 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $98,320. Florida has no state income tax.

Do speech-language pathologists earn more in Pensacola than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($99,493).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1127; area Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (37860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

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