H-1B salary guideSOC 29-1127Rank #87Updated Jun 2026
Speech-Language Pathologists
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Speech-Language Pathologists (SOC 29-1127). Based on 7,249 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$90,958
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$82,663
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$107,349
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
148
Rank #87 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,476 | $67,101 | $79,144 | $94,494 |
| Level II | 855 | $81,120 | $91,395 | $107,505 |
| Level III | 172 | $94,998 | $103,116 | $114,400 |
| Level IV | 81 | $103,938 | $117,749 | $128,960 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $67,101 | $79,144 | $94,494 |
| Level II | $81,120 | $91,395 | $107,505 |
| Level III | $94,998 | $103,116 | $114,400 |
| Level IV | $103,938 | $117,749 | $128,960 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
PRISTINE REHAB CARE, LLC
977
ALPHAVISTA SERVICES, INC.
519
EBS Healthcare, Inc.
400
BMR Health Services, Inc.
218
The Stepping Stones Group …
167
INTERFACE REHAB INC.
152
BILINGUALS INC.
146
EDTHEORY LLC
130
GENESIS ELDERCARE REHABILI…
101
Kindred Rehab Services, LLC
92
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $60k |
| FY2011 | $65k |
| FY2012 | $62k |
| FY2013 | $64k |
| FY2014 | $64k |
| FY2015 | $65k |
| FY2016 | $65k |
| FY2017 | $66k |
| FY2018 | $72k |
| FY2019 | $75k |
| FY2020 | $80k |
| FY2021 | $85k |
| FY2022 | $82k |
| FY2023 | $85k |
| FY2024 | $85k |
| FY2025 | $91k |
| FY2026 | $91k |
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