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Detroit, Michigan

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

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Full-Time
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Job Description

Company Description

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world.

We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail.

With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations.

Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Job Description

  • Job Title
  • Speech Language Pathologist

About the Department

Join the Henry Ford Medical Group, one of Michigan's largest physician organizations, dedicated to delivering coordinated care across primary and specialty practices. Our team thrives on collaborative teamwork, access to leading clinical resources, and the opportunity to build lasting relationships with patients and communities. As part of Henry Ford Health, you¿ll contribute to a legacy of excellence in healthcare, making a meaningful impact every day.

Role Overview

As a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), you will provide essential clinical services to individuals with adult and pediatric speech, language, cognitive, voice, and swallowing disorders. Your role includes diagnosis, evaluation, therapy, treatment, and follow-up, ensuring comprehensive care for our patients. You will also supervise clinical fellows, fostering the next generation of SLP professionals.

Why Henry Ford Health

At Henry Ford Health, we are relentless advocates for exceptional care for our patients, communities, and each other. We come to do meaningful work and grow our careers, and we stay for the connection, support, and shared pride in making the impossible, possible.

What You Will Do

  • Provide clinical services to individuals with speech, language, cognitive, voice, and swallowing disorders.
  • Conduct diagnoses, evaluations, therapy, treatment, and follow-up care.
  • Supervise clinical fellows in Speech-Language Pathology.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.

Qualifications

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited graduate program.
  • Successful completion of the National Praxis Examination.
  • Successful completion of the Clinical Fellowship year.
  • One year of experience in a clinical setting.
  • State of Michigan license.
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence by ASHA.

What We Offer

Join a team where career growth, collaboration, and mission-driven work are at the forefront. You¿ll have access to learning opportunities that empower you to excel in your role and make a lasting impact on patient care.

Join Our Team

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of a team that¿s transforming healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical services including diagnosis, evaluation, and therapy for adult and pediatric patients with speech, language, cognitive, voice, and swallowing disorders. Supervise clinical fellows and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical diagnosisPatient evaluationSpeech therapyLanguage therapyCognitive therapyVoice therapySwallowing disorder treatmentClinical supervisionMultidisciplinary collaborationPediatric careAdult care

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 72% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs

6
<$110k
6
$110k-130k
6
$130k-150k
4
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
62%
Loan repayment
14%
Sign-on bonus
10%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language Therapist / SLP (Home Health)

Mission Healthcare · Reno, Nevada

$70-$80/hr
#2

Speech Language Pathologist

KidsCare Home Health · Fort Collins, Colorado

$60-$75/hr
#3

Speech Therapist

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) or Clinical Fellow (SLP-CF)

$65-$75/hr
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Higher than about 1 in 10 of 6,328 Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Detroit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$80k
Typical market rent
$1,341/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Henry Ford Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Detroit, MI
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Career growth opportunities
Collaborative work environment
Learning opportunities