Speech Language Pathologist
Listed compensation
$32.65–$48.34 /hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Location:
Brookings, SD Worker Type: PRN Work Shift: As Needed (United States of America) Position Highlights Consider joining an Award Winning Health Care System - Brookings Health System is a nationally awarded rural community health system, recognized for delivering high-quality care and personalized service. Brookings Health System is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to join our team!
Compensation range for this PRN position is $32.65 to $48.34. This position will assess, diagnose and treat speech and swallowing related disorders. Caseload will include inpatient, outpatient and home health for adults and children.
Requirements
Masters level required. CPR certification required. Proficiency with modified barium swallow studies preferred. Brookings Health System is a non-profit, city-owned health system that serves the health care needs of our local communities.
Our team members embody the spirit of teamwork: working together and across disciplines to care for local patients and residents. We treat patients and residents like our own family by living our mission to provide high-quality, compassionate, personalized health care.
Key Responsibilities
The Speech Language Pathologist will assess, diagnose, and treat speech and swallowing related disorders. The caseload spans inpatient, outpatient, and home health settings for both adults and children.
Requirements
A Master's level degree and CPR certification are required for this position. Proficiency with modified barium swallow studies is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 38% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Annual compensation range
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starting at $65/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,922 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
Living in Brookings
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $295k
- Typical market rent
- $1,194/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 13 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.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.