The median annual wage for Speech-Language Pathologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $83,990 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $89,860.
Pay spans roughly $54,750 at the 10th percentile to $121,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $40.38 per hour. An estimated 7,210 people work as speech-language pathologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $83,990 |
| Mean (annual) | $89,860 |
| Median (hourly) | $40.38 |
| 10th percentile | $54,750 |
| 90th percentile | $121,610 |
| Employment | 7,210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.