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Every Special Child
Santa Clarita, California

School Speech-Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$70-$80/hr

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Life Insurance at no cost
  • Dental Insurance at no cost
  • Vision Insurance at no cost
  • 401(k)
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible schedule
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Referral Bonus
  • License reimbursement
  • Employee discounts

Role Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and licensed School Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our multidisciplinary special education team in Santa Clarita, California. In this role, you will provide direct and indirect speech and language services to K–12 students, helping them overcome communication barriers to thrive academically and socially.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment & Evaluation: Conduct comprehensive formal and informal speech, language, articulation, fluency, voice, and social-communication evaluations to determine special education eligibility.

Therapy & Intervention: Design and deliver evidence-based individual and small-group therapy aligned with students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

IEP Case Management: Develop legally compliant IEP goals, write thorough evaluation reports, maintain accurate Medicaid/Medi-Cal and district progress documentation, and actively participate in IEP team meetings.

Collaboration: Partner closely with general and special education teachers, paraprofessionals, school psychologists, occupational therapists, and families to integrate communication strategies across classroom and home environments.

Assistive Technology & AAC: Support students utilizing Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices and multimodal communication systems.

Required Qualifications

Active California Speech-Language Pathologist License (issued by the Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board) OR valid California CTC Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential.

Website

everyspecialchild.com

Hiring Team

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active California Speech-Language Pathologist License or a valid California CTC Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential. The role requires expertise in assessment, intervention, and IEP compliance within a special education environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Articulation therapyFluency therapyVoice therapySocial-communication evaluationMedicaid documentationCal-Medicaid documentationEvaluation reportingIntervention planning

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 57% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$146k–$166kSpeech-Language Pathology median $125k (middle half $115k–$133k)33 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$141k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in California599 active6,936 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 57% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusCalifornia speech-language pathologist listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment645 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,504 in the last 30 days1,378 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 16 employers
6
<$105k
4
$105k-135k
9
$135k-165k
2
$165k-195k
2
$195k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
67%
Loan repayment
39%
Sign-on bonus
28% this job
Relocation assistance
22%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Therapist

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$100-$120/hr
#2

Voice Speech Language Pathologist

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$142k-$199k
#3

Speech Language Pathologist Contractor

$80-$90/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

$72-$80/hr
+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,936 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Benefits & Perks

Life Insurance at no cost
Dental Insurance at no cost
Vision Insurance at no cost
401(k)
Bonus based on performance
Competitive salary
Flexible schedule
Opportunity for advancement

Living in Santa Clarita

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$738k
Typical market rent
$2,783/mo
Residents’ average commute
34 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.