Speech Language Pathologist - Outpatient Pediatrics - San Jose, CA
Listed compensation
$45-$75/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
This is a Speech Language Pathologist job (Outpatient Clinic Setting) in San Jose, CA. We'll learn your requirements so that any job offer extended will meet your needs. We are a 3rd party recruitment company.
Here Are the Logistics of the Position
1. Salary range $45 - $75 per hour based on experience.
2. Outpatient Clinic - Pediatrics.
3. Monday-Friday. No weekends or holidays.
4. Full-time or Part-time
5. Position includes a comprehensive benefits package.
6. No travel in the community. All caseload within one clinic location.
7. Candidates must have CCCs and previous experience. Unfortunately, supervision is not available for new grad SLPs who are completing their Clinical Fellowship.
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Key Responsibilities
Provide speech-language pathology services in an outpatient pediatric clinic setting. Manage a caseload within a single clinic location without the need for community travel.
Requirements
Candidates must possess CCCs and have previous professional experience. This position is not suitable for new graduates completing their Clinical Fellowship.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 60% have no call, 45% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · top 25% in pediatrics (speech-language pathology) | ranked against 628 Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $94k–$156k | Pediatrics median $125k (middle half $115k–$140k)32 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$113k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in California | 35 active | 628 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 60% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California speech-language pathologist listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment645 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pediatrics listings | 1,137 in the last 30 days | 768 the 30 days before (+48%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pediatrics pay trend | +7.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist - Outpatient Pediatrics - San Jose, CA at Sugar Maple Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) — ranked against 628 active Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
About Sugar Maple Health
Benefits & Perks
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Living in San Jose
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.29M
- Typical market rent
- $3,582/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 110.4
- 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.