Speech Pathologist
Listed compensation
$48.62-$74.15/hr
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
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Expectations
The primary setting for this position is Inpatient Rehabilitation/Acute Rehabilitation Unit with occasional floating to the acute hospital required.
Performs diagnostic evaluation of patients with communication disorders and administers speech and language treatment to patients.
Participates in the management of patient care to include identification of communicative disorders' diagnosis; linking and scheduling patient with required services, monitoring care delivery, advocating for the patient, and evaluating outcomes.
The Speech Pathologist facilitates patient care across the health care continuum, and assists other team members.
This position requires flexibility of hours.
Education
Masters degree in Speech pathology, Language Pathology, or Communicative Disorders required.
Experience/Training
Determined by patient care area with 1 year related practice experience preferred.
Licenses/Certifications
- Required:
- Current unrestricted Speech Pathologist License (SLP) issued by state of California Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensary Board
- Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association
Job Title: Speech Pathologist
Department: Speech-Language Pathology
Shift Duration: 8
Primary Shift: Days
Time Type: Full time
Location: 100 W California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105
Pay Range: The estimated base rate for this position is $48.62 - $74.15.
Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions.
Key Responsibilities
Performs diagnostic evaluations and administers speech and language treatment to patients in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. Facilitates patient care across the health care continuum while collaborating with the multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Speech Pathology, Language Pathology, or Communicative Disorders. Must hold a current unrestricted Speech Pathologist License in California and a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 73% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $115k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No nights
Living in Pasadena
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.30M
- Typical market rent
- $3,022/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 113.6
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.