Speech Pathology and Audiology

What the Numbers Say About Speech Pathology and Audiology

Federal agencies employ 2,504 people in the Speech Pathology and Audiology occupation (OPM code 665), accounting for 0.1% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.8% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Speech Pathology and Audiology is $113,229 per year, placing it 3.1% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.6% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 10.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 6) groups Speech Pathology and Audiology together with 44 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Speech Pathology and Audiology postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Speech Pathology and Audiology makes up 0.7% of the 356,984 employees across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, ranking #23 of 45 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (64th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.