Pays $21-$27.5/hr — $42k below the Counselor market median of ~$99k (12 jobs)
Music Therapist (Full time or Part Time)
About the Role
Music Therapist for hospice care at St. Croix Hospice. Provides music therapy to patients and families. Full-time or part-time. Travel required. Hourly pay $21-$27.50. Saint Cloud, MN.
Join St. Croix Hospice as a Music Therapist – Hospice, Full Time or Part Time in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $21 - $27.50/hr.
- Medical, dental, vision, pet insurance
- Disability and life insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) retirement plan
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join St. Croix Hospice as a Music Therapist – Hospice, Full Time or Part Time.
Key Responsibilities
The Music Therapist provides direct therapeutic interventions to hospice patients to alleviate symptoms such as pain, anxiety, and emotional distress. They also collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to maintain clinical records and ensure compliance with patient care plans.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in music from an accredited school, with a degree in music therapy preferred. A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and the ability to pass background and drug screenings are required.
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In Minnesota, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$81k (266 salary observations; 355 listings), vs ~$75k nationally (9,105 salary observations; 18,810 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 22% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $51k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
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