SOC 29-1127 · Punta Gorda, FL metro

Speech-Language Pathologists Salary in Punta Gorda, FL

The average salary for speech-language pathologists in Punta Gorda, Florida is $96,600 a year ($46.44 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $100,020: half of the 50 people in this job in the Punta Gorda, 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).

$96,600average per year

$46.44 / hourMedian $100,020Take-home ≈ $76,788

  • $77K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#12 of 21Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Speech-Language Pathologists pay range in Punta Gorda

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,840 or more. The middle half of speech-language pathologists in Punta Gorda earn between $76,940 and $105,620.

  • $77K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$96,600$8,050$46.44
Median$100,020$8,335$48.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$76,940$6,412$36.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$105,620$8,802$50.78

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

Speech-Language Pathologists salary after taxes in Punta Gorda

On the average salary of $96,600, a single filer in Punta Gorda takes home about $76,788 a year, or $6,399 a month and $2,953 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 Punta Gorda a good place for speech-language pathologists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Punta Gorda area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.5), so the average $96,600 buys what about $96,095 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Punta Gorda ($45,500). A typical home costs $298,144, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in other Florida cities

Punta Gorda ranks 12th 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 Punta Gorda: questions

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

$46.44 an hour on average, and $48.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $76,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $76,788 a year ($6,399 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $96,600. Florida has no state income tax.

Do speech-language pathologists earn more in Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda, FL (39460). 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 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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