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Shriners Children's
Galveston, Texas

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$89,003 - $133,528

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact.

We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) engages in the professional practice of communication and swallowing. You will provide evaluations, treatment plans, education and training to meet the cognitive, communication and swallowing needs of our patients.

The primary role will be to work alongside the Pediatric Physiatrist in a multidisciplinary environment to provide intensive function-based therapy in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit.

The successful candidate will get the opportunity to learn and grow in their practice by being exposed to burns, orthopaedic, acute care, outpatient settings, and program development.

Key Responsibilities

Upon receiving a licensed independent practitioner referral, implements a systematic patient examination and evaluation utilizing a comprehensive, patient and family-centered approach to decision making incorporating national standards and the AMA CPT codes.

SLP will design, develop and implement individualized treatment plans to address presenting symptoms or concerns of a communication and/or swallowing problem or related functional issue to optimize function.

Makes appropriate discharge plans by collaborating with patients, their families, care management, and community resources such as schools/outside therapy clinics, and actively participating in multidisciplinary meetings.

Supports risk management and compliance initiatives through accurate thorough documentation.

​Required Qualifications:

  • Masters degree in Speech Pathology
  • SLP license in state of Texas
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC's)

​Preferred Qualifications:

1 year experience in a pediatric setting

Bilingual English/Spanish

The pay range for this position is $89,003.20 - $133,527.68. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech Pathology and possess a valid Texas SLP license along with a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). One year of pediatric experience is preferred, and bilingual skills in English and Spanish are considered an asset.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech-Language PathologyPatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningPediatric CareCommunication DisordersSwallowing DisordersMultidisciplinary CollaborationPatient EducationDischarge Planning

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 70% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$111k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $115k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$111k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

9 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution9 jobs · 8 employers

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<$100k
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$100k-115k
1
$119k
4
$130k-145k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution9 jobs · 8 employers

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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Speech Therapist, Home Health

Center Well · Seattle, Washington

$103k-$141k
#2

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Napa/VacavillePer Diem

CVHCare · Vallejo, California

Up to $140,000
#3

Speech Pathologist

$111,540 - $138,840
#4

Speech Therapist (ST/SLP)

$100k-$130k
+ 7 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Higher than about 1 in 10 of 6,328 Speech Language Pathology listings

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

  • Includes call

Living in Galveston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$395k≈ 4.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,405/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

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