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UK salary report · 2026

Speech Therapist Salary in North West

Official ONS earnings for North West.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Where this comes from →

Median salary — North West

£33,871

gross, per year

▲ 3.7% change on the previous year

Mean

£31,533

What most speech therapists actually earn

Half of speech therapists in North West earn between £27,836 and £44,790. Earning above £44,790 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Therapy Professionals” group in North West.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of speech therapists earn less than this.

20th
£26,473
25th
£27,836
30th
£29,958
40th
£32,028
50th
£35,397
60th
£38,392
70th
£42,466
75th
£44,790
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How North West ranks for speech therapist pay

4th

of 6 GB regions with a published figure

London tops the table on £41,894 and South East sits at the bottom on £30,257. North West is £8,023 short of the top.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Speech and language therapists
SOC 2020 code
2223
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Speech Therapist salary FAQs

What is the average Speech Therapist salary in North West?

The median is £33,871 a year and the mean is £31,533, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Speech Therapist salary?

Half of speech therapists earn between £27,836 and £44,790. Anything above £44,790 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.

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