Speech Therapy Salaries in Vermont - VT

By Jennifer Williams, allied health world Contributing Writer
Published: December, 22 2010

Recent studies have indicated that about 30% of all children that are born prematurely experience moderate-to-severe developmental speech delays by the age of 20 months. In Vermont, the rate of premature births is relatively low when compared with most other states. However, there are still 595 babies born prematurely every year in Vermont, which accounts for roughly 9.1% of all births each year. Because many of these children will likely experience developmental delays with regard to speech and language acquisition, they will be referred to speech language pathologists who can help them learn how to communicate and speak effectively.

During 2009, the average speech therapist salary in Vermont was found to be around $61,200 per year. The Bureau of Labor Statistic predicts that nearly 19% more professionals will be needed in this field by the year 2018. This is significant because most other occupations only project a 9% growth rate over 10 years.

Here you will see some of the average annual salary levels for speech language pathologists in Vermont:

• Burlington: $64,060
• Essex: $64,000
• Rutland: $63,000
• Colchester: $62,000
• Southern Vermont: $61,400

Annual salary figures provided by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics