Contribute Your Data
Your numbers shape our future.
The SPEAK Coalition relies on verifiable evidence and slp data contribution to provide a defense against reimbursement cuts. Data from SLPs and related professionals is critical to shaping advocacy efforts and securing fair valuation for our services. By sharing your practice numbers, you empower our profession to stand strong in high-stakes decisions.
Eligibility
Who should participate
If you own, operate, or independently provide SLP services and have access to the financial and operational information needed to complete the survey, we need your data.
Please participate if you are:
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An owner or operator of a practice providing SLP services
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A solo or independent SLP practice owner
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An independent contractor with access to your own business and financial data
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A practice administrator or other authorized representative with access to the requested operational and financial information
Who should not
Please do not complete the survey if you are:
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A W-2 employee who does not have access to your organization's financial and operational data
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A provider or organization that does not provide speech-language pathology services
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A parent, patient, family member, or supporter
Parents, patients, families, and friends—we absolutely need you in this effort, too.
You can donate, advocate, and help us make connections with government leaders.
Before You Begin
Economic Survey
National Economic Data Collection Survey
This is the survey. Start here.
The survey collects 2025 financial, operational, staffing, service, payer, and cost information needed to understand the economics of providing SLP services nationally. It also captures adult and pediatric services and multiple areas of SLP practice, including 92507, cognition services (97129/97130), and dysphagia/feeding (92526).
Plan approximately 3–6 hours to complete the survey
Depending on your practice and how easily you can access information from your financial, payroll, billing, and practice-management systems.
You do not need perfect data to participate.
When exact information is not readily available, the survey allows reasonable, good-faith estimates and allocations based on your records and normal business practices.
Tip: Gather your 2025 financial statements, payroll/compensation information, billing and CPT utilization data, payer information, and staffing information before you begin.
Instruction Manual
Download this with the survey. We strongly recommend printing it before you begin.
The Instruction Manual walks through the survey section by section and explains exactly what information belongs in each field, what should and should not be included, and how to handle calculations and allocations.
Keep it beside you while completing the workbook.
Using the manual as you go will make the process faster and help ensure your data is entered correctly.
Additional Resources
Using Google Sheets? Read This First.
National SLP Compensation Benchmark
Medicare A/B MAC Jurisdictions Map
Microsoft Excel is the preferred platform for completing the survey.
If you need to use Google Sheets, download these instructions before starting. Google Sheets may not preserve every feature of the Excel workbook. This guide explains how to upload the workbook, complete it in Google Sheets, export it back to .xlsx, and verify formulas, dropdowns, formatting, and worksheets before submission.
Not sure whether the compensation numbers you're entering are reasonable? Use this as a reference point.
This resource provides the 2025 ASHA median full-time salary benchmark for SLP clinical service providers to help you perform a reasonableness check while completing the Wage Calculators.
It is a reference—not a target. Your practice's actual compensation may be higher or lower, and you should always report your actual practice data.
Not sure which Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) jurisdiction applies to you?
Use this map to identify your Medicare A/B MAC jurisdiction when completing the Medicare-related portions of the survey. The survey asks practices to identify the MAC jurisdictions to which they submitted SLP claims during 2025.
Your Data Matters
We need practices of every size, setting, region, payer mix, and patient population represented in this national dataset.
Don't decide that your practice is too small, too different, or won't make a difference. We need your numbers. Every completed survey strengthens the evidence we can use to advocate for appropriate valuation of SLP services.
Complete and submit your survey by August 30, 2026.
Thank You for Your Impact
Your contribution is a vital step toward professional sovereignty. By sharing your practice data, you are strengthening our collective voice and ensuring a sustainable future for all speech-language professionals.