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Talking Tadpoles
Saginaw, Texas

Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist Outpatient Clinic

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80k-$92k

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Job Description

Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist: Full-time/part-time options available | 4 day clinical schedule | Pediatric outpatient | Fort Worth, TX

Provide the pediatric therapy work you love with a team and clinical structure behind you. Talking Tadpoles is a pediatric speech and occupational therapy practice where clinicians have access to mentorship, specialty development, leadership pathways, and an established administrative team supporting the work around patient care.

Why Therapists Choose Talking Tadpoles

  • Four-day clinical work week options for full-time clinicians
  • Pediatric-only caseloads across speech, language, feeding, AAC, and occupational therapy
  • Clinical mentorship and leadership support beyond required supervision, including weekly meetings with Supervisor
  • Specialty development opportunities for clinicians who want to deepen their skills
  • Defined leadership pathways for clinicians interested in supervision or management
  • Administrative support for scheduling, authorizations, billing, intake, and front-office operations
  • Established multi-location practice rather than a clinician operating independently
  • Benefits and paid time off for eligible full-time employees

What a Week Would Look Like

You'll evaluate and treat pediatric patients in an outpatient clinic while managing a consistent caseload across your four-day clinical schedule. You'll collaborate with parents and other clinicians, complete documentation within our EHR, and have access to clinical leadership when you need support with cases, development, or problem-solving.

Requirements

Master's Degree

  • Texas Speech-Language Pathology license in good standing, or eligible for the same.
  • Complete evaluations, treatment, and re-evaluations within your discipline
  • Develop family-centered treatment plans and goals
  • Educate and collaborate with parents/caregivers
  • Maintain timely clinical documentation
  • Coordinate with other clinicians when patients receive multiple services
  • Participate in clinical mentorship, specialty programming, or leadership development as appropriate
  • Learn more about us at talkingtadpoles.com.

NOTE: To avoid conflict of interest, Talking Tadpoles does not hire guardians or siblings of current or former patients.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech-Language Pathologist will evaluate and treat pediatric patients in an outpatient clinic setting while managing a consistent caseload. They will collaborate with parents and other clinicians to develop family-centered treatment plans and maintain timely clinical documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Feeding therapyFamily-centered treatment planningPatient evaluationCollaborationEHR management

Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$86k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $89k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 49 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 43% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$86k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution26 jobs · 14 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
35%
CME allowance
26%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 575 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Saginaw

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$278k≈ 3.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,992/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 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 Talking Tadpoles

Medical Practices
Fort Worth, Texas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Benefits and paid time off for eligible full-time employees
Clinical mentorship and leadership support
Specialty development opportunities
Defined leadership pathways
Administrative support for scheduling, authorizations, billing, intake, and front-office operations