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Paramedic vs Speech Language Pathologist

In 2025, the median salary for Paramedic was $4 (0.0%) higher than for Speech Language Pathologist: $110,123 against $110,119. Paramedic had 504 people on the list, Speech Language Pathologist 432.

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ParamedicSpeech Language Pathologist
People on the 2025 list504432
Median salary$110,123$110,119
Middle half$104,455–$118,486$105,095–$115,095
Highest salary$185,382$143,687
Total salaries$56,899,432$47,790,672
People, change+28.9% vs 2024+4.3% vs 2024
Median, change+1.0% vs 2024−1.7% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearParamedicSpeech Language Pathologist
2003$105,488
2004$103,976
2005$108,939
2006$111,528
2007$107,582
2008$107,749
2009$104,556
2010$105,397
2011$105,064
2012$101,384$101,491
2013$106,476
2014$102,833
2015$103,452$102,524
2016$105,125
2017$104,012
2018$102,737$100,308
2019$103,829$101,964
2020$106,628$102,368
2021$107,764$103,727
2022$107,192$104,878
2023$109,329$109,316
2024$109,070$112,008
2025$110,123$110,119

People on the list by year

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YearParamedicSpeech Language Pathologist
200318
20048
20055
20065
20077
20085
200912
20105
20118
20121021
201315
201433
2015536
201651
201736
20185820
20197761
2020184103
2021183126
202231678
2023400201
2024391414
2025504432

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, Paramedic or Speech Language Pathologist?

By median salary in 2025, Paramedic: $110,123 against $110,119.

Which has more people on the list?

Paramedic: 504 against 432 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2012?

In 2012 the median for Paramedic was $101,384 and for Speech Language Pathologist $101,491, a gap of $106; in 2025 the gap was $4.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $100,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work