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San Diego, California

Speech Language Pathologist (Part-Time)

Speech-Language PathologistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$65/hr

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Job Description

Cortica is looking for a part-time Speech Language Pathologist to join its growing multi-disciplinary team!

We are a rapidly growing healthcare company pioneering the most effective treatment methods for children with neurodevelopmental differences. Our mission is to design and deliver life-changing care – one child, one family, one community at a time. Ultimately, we envision a world that cultivates the full potential of every child. At Cortica, every team member is instrumental in helping us achieve our mission!

Our culture and values guide how we work and treat one another. Cortica celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment, seeking ideas and opinions from everyone on the team.

We safeguard equal rights and respect for all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status or other applicable, legally protected characteristics.

All Cortica employment decisions are made based on an individual’s qualifications and ability to successfully perform the job responsibilities.

What Will You Do?

Establish speech and language treatment goals through dynamic and standardized assessment tools

Consult closely with multi-disciplinary team members to create collaborative treatment plans and integrative strategies

Provide individual therapy sessions as well as group and/or co-treats with other disciplines as therapeutically appropriate

Maintain patient records, documentation, and appropriate billing in accordance with federal and state regulations and company policy to ensure excellent standard of care

Provide play based and goal-based interventions to develop receptive and expressive language skills while consider an individual’s sensory processing, regulation, and motor differences

  • Facilitate functional and stimulating experiences to target and achieve individualized goals
  • Devise strategies and supports to help the individual engage in communication experiences across settings
  • Collaborate with the individual and family to understand their values, interests, and goals
  • Implement programming that considers all aspects of the child, inclusive of, but not limited to sensorimotor, cognitive, communicative, recreational, and social activities
  • Contribute to program development
  • Educate patients, families, team members, and caregivers on home programs that complement treatment
  • In this role you are occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
  • Team members must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

We’d Love to Hear from You If

  • You possess a master’s degree.
  • You hold a current and unrestricted license and/or certification that is required to practice within your clinical domain and obtain cross-state licensure in new states as indicated by the current business needs.
  • You have excellent clinical skills.
  • You desire to work in a multi-disciplinary clinical setting.
  • You are flexible and open to learning.
  • You have an appreciation for a wide range of therapeutic approaches.
  • You possess a passion for working with children.
  • You are skilled at using software and systems including electronic medical record systems and Microsoft Office products.
  • You have knowledge of HIPAA regulations to safeguard patient information (preferred).

Your Compensation

The base pay range for this opening is $55 to $65 per hour. According to your skill level, relevant experience, education level, and location, you will receive compensation that fits appropriately within the range.

EOE. This posting is not meant to be an exhaustive list of the role and its duties. Please review the job description in the following link: bit. ly

#CorticaSpeechCareers

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist will conduct assessments and provide individual or group therapy sessions to children with neurodevelopmental differences. They will also collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to develop integrative treatment plans and educate families on home programs.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's degree and possess a current, unrestricted license to practice in their clinical domain. Excellent clinical skills and experience with electronic medical record systems are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech therapyTreatment planningPatient documentationReceptive languageMotor skillsCommunication supportElectronic medical recordsHIPAA compliance

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 56% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$114k–$135kSpeech-Language Pathology median $134k (middle half $124k–$140k)47 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$113k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in California623 active7,082 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 56% no call · 36% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment674 active listings, Oct 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs
6
<$120k
4
$120k-135k
3
$135k-150k
9
$150k-165k
2
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs · 30 employers
401k / retirement match
72%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

Dragonfly Cares · Dix Hills, New York

$65-$90/hr
#2

Speech Language PathologistPer Diem

Providence · Santa Monica, California

$48.79-$75.74/hr
#3

Speech Therapist I- Acute & LTC - Per Diem - Coronado

$52.36-$75.69/hr
#4

Speech Therapist Acute-Per Diem- Chula Vista

$52.36-$75.69/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,936 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.00M
Typical market rent
$3,004/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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