Insights / Therapy pay versus the U.S. median / District of Columbia
Therapy pay in the District of Columbia
the District of Columbia employs 390 Speech-Language Pathologists.
the District of Columbia employs 390 Speech-Language Pathologists. That is the therapy bench a clinic is actually hiring from.
Set the Speech-Language Pathologists offer in the District of Columbia from about $109.4K, not from the national median of about $97.9K.
The 75th percentile for Speech-Language Pathologists in the District of Columbia is $130.6K. Physical Therapists remains in the the District of Columbia brief at about $101.6K, 1% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Speech-Language Pathologists
- State median
- $109,380
- 75th percentile
- $130,620
- U.S. median
- $97,870
- State vs U.S.
- 1.12
- State employment
- 390
2Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $109,170
- 75th percentile
- $125,130
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 1.09
- State employment
- 540
3Physical Therapists
- State median
- $101,640
- 75th percentile
- $128,750
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 610
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $109,380 | $130,620 | $97,870 | 1.12 | 390 |
| 2 | Occupational Therapists | $109,170 | $125,130 | $100,330 | 1.09 | 540 |
| 3 | Physical Therapists | $101,640 | $128,750 | $102,760 | 0.99 | 610 |
Takeaways
- The the District of Columbia wage to brief first is about $109.4K for Speech-Language Pathologists.
- National pay for Speech-Language Pathologists in the District of Columbia is about $97.9K.
- Stretch pay for Speech-Language Pathologists in the District of Columbia is $130.6K.
- the District of Columbia closes on Physical Therapists, about $101.6K, 1% under the national median.
For recruiters
- Name Speech-Language Pathologists before the other therapy rows.
- Do not skip the last therapy occupation.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the District of Columbia median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Physical Therapists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. District of Columbia is 21 of 51. A row links to the District of Columbia metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $109,380 is stated as about $109.4K. $97,870 is stated as about $97.9K. a comparison of 1.12 is stated as 12 percent. $130,620 is stated as about $130.6K. $101,640 is stated as about $101.6K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent. $102,760 is stated as about $102.8K.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.