Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Listed compensation
$18-$27/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Montana pediatrics is calling YOU!
Now hiring for therapy positions at Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy!
You bring the passion. We make room for you to grow, connect, and practice the way you believe care should be delivered.
Make an impact. Bring your ideas. Drive your patients’ care.
Our therapist-owned practice values your clinical judgment, welcomes creative interventions, and brings speech, occupational, and physical therapy together through a holistic approach to care.
Here’s What Makes Working with Us Different
- Support built into your schedule
- BLOCKED documentation time
- Capped patient caseloads
- Scheduled 1:1 skill building with mentors
- Options for four or five days of patient care each week
- Growth that happens together
- Collaborative continuing education and shared learning
- Weekly team connection
- A multidisciplinary team to brainstorm, problem-solve, and celebrate progress with
- Encouragement to think outside the box and develop your clinical interests
- A team you can connect with
- A work-hard, play-hard spirit
- An annual retreat
- Regular staff get-togethers
- People who celebrate the small wins—with our patients and each other
- Benefits that support you
- A full benefits package
- Bonus incentives
- Meaningful work with children and families in beautiful Northwest Montana
Your ideas matter. Your growth matters. The team beside you matters.
- Find your place at Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy.
- Apply today at mtbeginnings.com!
Key Responsibilities
Provide pediatric speech-language therapy services within a multidisciplinary team environment. Drive patient care through clinical judgment and the development of creative, holistic interventions.
Requirements
The role is entry-level and requires a passion for pediatric therapy. Candidates should be prepared to work in a collaborative, therapist-owned practice setting.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant at Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Speech-Language Pathology Assistant — ranked against 132 active Speech-Language Pathology Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$47k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $49k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in speech-language pathology assistant | ranked against 132 Speech-Language Pathology Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $37k–$56k | Speech-Language Pathology median $78k (middle half $73k–$83k)108 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$49k in purchasing power | Montana index 94.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Speech-Language Pathology listings in Montana | 16 active | 6,849 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Speech-Language Pathology listings | 2,493 in the last 30 days | 1,310 the 30 days before (+90%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Speech-Language Pathology pay trend | +4.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top SLPA Jobs
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Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 132 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
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About Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy
Benefits & Perks
Living in Kalispell
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $537k
- Typical market rent
- $1,888/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 15 min
- State income tax
- Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.