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Massachusetts Vs. National Speech Therapy Employment

Massachusetts	7,000
National	322,680

Approximately 3% of the country's speech therapy professionals work in Massachusetts state.

Employment Growth for Speech therapy professionals In Massachusetts

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
6,870	6,310	6,230	6,620	3,280

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of speech therapy professionals is shrinking in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, 3,590 less speech therapy professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of speech therapy professionals has shrunk by 52%. This decline is slower than the change in the number of speech therapy professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of speech therapy professionals has shrunk by 62% from 2006 to 2010.

Speech Therapy VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$47,840	$50,243	$52,033	$54,087	$71,700
$49,058	$52,712	$53,675	$55,178	$56,645

Light Blue: Speech Therapy
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of speech therapy professionals is declining, the salaries paid to speech therapy professionals are increasing in Massachusetts. The mean salary for speech therapy professionals in 2006 was $47,840 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $71,700 per year.

Salary percentiles for Speech therapy professionals in Massachusetts

10th percentile	$44,610
25th percentile	$56,790
50th percentile	$69,640
75th percentile	$84,910
90th percentile	$104,250

This represents a growth in salaries of 33%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of speech therapy, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid speech therapy professionals earning 134% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Massachusetts state.

Average Salaries for Speech therapy professionals and related professions in Massachusetts

Speech Therapy

$54,657

In Massachusetts, speech therapy professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Speech Therapy programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts

associate	2
bachelor	10
master	8
doctor	5
Certificate	3
Total	28

As the number of speech therapy professionals is decreasing in Massachusetts state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited speech therapy schools in Massachusetts state is increasing. In Massachusetts, there were 395 graduates in 2006. And there were 468 graduates from speech therapy courses in 2010.

There was an increase in the number of speech therapy school degree or certificate graduates in Massachusetts by 18%. Most of these graduates, or 36%, earned an bachelor's degree in speech therapy.

Speech Therapy Faculty Salaries in Massachusetts

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