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Golden Steps ABA
Phoenix, Arizona

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

BCBAFull-Time

Listed compensation

$100k–$125k

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Job Description

$10,000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR FULL-TIME IN PERSON

#1 Referred ABA Company by BCBAs and RBTs!

Who We Are

Golden Steps ABA is on a mission to change lives—one step at a time. We’re not just building a team; we’re creating a community where inclusion, impact, and growth are the norm for our teammates and our patients. If you're ready to take the next step forward and want to be part of a crew that celebrates heart, hustle, and high standards, come thrive with us.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

  • Competitive salaries with attainable billable requirements.
  • Sign-On Bonus & Performance-Based Bonuses.
  • Generous Paid Time Off - including vacation and holidays.

Access to Unlimited CEU's

  • Employee Referral Bonuses - help us grow and get rewarded.
  • Relocation Assistance Offered.
  • Leadership Opportunities - climb your career ladder.
  • Supportive Work Culture - we value collaboration, creativity and making work fun!
  • Student Loan Support - Receive up to $24,000 in tuition assistance.

Responsibilities

BCBA Job Description:

Flexible hours. Competitive Pay. The ability to develop a schedule that gives you the work life balance you deserve. Make a difference AND love doing it.

A small, employee-centric organization driven by our collective commitment to ABA excellence.

Qualifications

  • A Day in the Life:
  • Develop meaningful, evidenced-based, hierarchical programming based on data, progress and the continued assessment of the client.
  • Provide ongoing direct and indirect training and supervision to the RBT’s on patient caseload.
  • Provide on-going direct and indirect family guidance that are necessary for programming success.
  • Conduct consistent communication with all treatment team members.
  • Participate in collaborative efforts with other service providers outside of Golden Steps.
  • Review data on a timely basis and communicate when needed to team members.
  • Maintain professional boundaries as indicated by the BACB.
  • Perform comprehensive initial intake and perform recurring assessments.
  • Discharge and Transition Planning for children on your caseload.
  • Other tasks as assigned.

Benefits

  • What You’ll Bring:
  • Currently a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) or sitting for your BCBA exam within one month.
  • LBA (if applicable)
  • Willing to have a background check

Excellent Writing and Verbal Communication

  • Must have a reliable car and drivers license for commuting to the home of clients.
  • Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or behavior challenges with ABA.

Physical Requirements

  • Must be able to lift up to 35lbs.
  • Bending and squatting for up to an hour per day.

Required to perform activities that entail fine and gross motor skills, bend kneel, squat sitting on floor level or in a chair, or standing for periods of time.

Golden Steps ABA provides equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, national origin, ethnicity, military/veteran status, or disability which can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, or any other classification protected by law. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotions, terminations, layoffs, transfers and leaves of absence.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Applied Behavior AnalysisData analysisTreatment planningClinical assessmentReport writingBehavior intervention

Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context

Of the 47 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 77% are remote, 34% have no call, 77% require no weekends.

Applied Behavior Analysis pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Behavior Analyst Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution41 jobs · 13 employers

7
<$100k
6
$100k-110k
16
$110k-120k
11
$120k-130k
1
$145k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
92% this job
Sign-on bonus
85% this job
Loan repayment
59% this job
Relocation assistance
38% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$93k-$127k
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Applied Behavior Analysis listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,639 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$406k≈ 4.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,574/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Golden Steps ABA

Mental Health Care
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salaries with attainable billable requirements
Sign-On Bonus & Performance-Based Bonuses
Generous Paid Time Off - including vacation and holidays
Access to unlimited CEU's
Employee Referral Bonuses
Relocation Assistance Offered
Leadership Opportunities
Supportive Work Culture