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UnitedHealth Group
Lake Zurich, Illinois

Speech Pathologist $5K Bonus

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$83k-$124k

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Job Description

Explore opportunities with Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses. We provide home health, hospice and community-based services that help people receive quality care where they feel most comfortable: at home.

Rooted in personalized care, we support patients and provide comfort through each stage of their health journey, while building trusted relationships along the way. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Speech Pathologist, you’ll provide skilled in-home evaluation and treatment for speech, language, cognition, voice, and swallowing disorders. You’ll partner with patients, families, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to improve communication, safety, independence, and quality of life through personalized care.

Primary Responsibilities

Working to prevent, assess, diagnose and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication and swallowing disorders in adults

Provides aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders

Other Duties as Assigned

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

Current, unencumbered license to practice speech pathology specific to that state you are assigned to work

Current Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)* with completed graduate course work and a clinical practicum at a college or university whose program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)

Current CPR certification

Preferred Qualification

1+ years of experience in Speech Pathology

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $82,824 to $124,236 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life.

Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes.

We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat adults with speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders in their homes. Provide aural rehabilitation and augmentative and alternative communication support, collaborating with patients, families, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to improve communication, safety, independence, and quality of life.

Requirements

Requires a current, unencumbered state license to practice speech pathology, a current Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP), qualifying graduate coursework and clinical practicum through a CAA-accredited program, and current CPR certification. One or more years of speech pathology experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Speech And Language AssessmentDiagnosis And TreatmentIn-Home Patient CareInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient And Family Support

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

UnitedHealth Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 1,465 active listings.

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 55% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$83k–$124kSpeech-Language Pathology median $94k (middle half $83k–$107k)371 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$104k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Illinois173 active6,886 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 55% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
UnitedHealth Groupsilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index1,465 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life 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

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
75% this job
CME allowance
42%
Relocation assistance
25%
PSLF eligible
17%
Sign-on bonus
13% this job

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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 6,778 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UnitedHealth Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Eden Prairie , Minnesota
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
$5,000 sign-on bonus

Living in Lake Zurich

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$452k≈ 5.5× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,909/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.