Speech Language Pathologist - Full-time

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40.12-$54/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 46m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Location: UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North Affiliation with Select Medical
  • Position: Speech Language Pathologist -Per Diem

Rate: $40.12/hr. to $54.00/hr.

Sign on Bonus: $5,000 sign-on bonus

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

  • At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.
  • Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
  • Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP), and dental plan offerings
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
  • Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction.

Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline-specific therapy services for those assigned patients.

  • Ensures the design of functional treatment programs allowing for an effective return to community activities.
  • Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, co-workers and self.

Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services and design of program delivery.

Coordinate treatment program in conjunction with other clinical/therapeutic services as available community resources.

Minimum Qualifications

Current state licensure as Speech Language Pathologist required.

Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required

Preferred Qualifications

Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association preferred

  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningNeurological rehabilitationBrain injury careSpinal cord injury careOrthopedic rehabilitationPatient educationClinical documentationBLS certificationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 55% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$83k–$112kSpeech-Language Pathology median $114k (middle half $99k–$147k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$95k in purchasing powerFlorida index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Florida425 active6,920 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 55% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.2% 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.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$98k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 14 employers
9
<$95k
1
$119k
5
$140k
7
$145k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
81% this job
CME allowance
38% this job
Relocation assistance
29%
PSLF eligible
24%
Sign-on bonus
14% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$65-$80/hr
#2

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$70-$80/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist

$61.5-$75.75/hr
#4

Speech Therapist, SLP, Fl

$65-$75/hr
+ 20 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 6,778 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital - North

Hospitals and Health Care
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus ($5,000)
Tuition Reimbursement
Continuing Education
Clinical Ladder Program
Student Debt Benefit Program
Medical/RX Insurance
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$270k
Typical market rent
$1,589/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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