Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$74k-$100k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 34m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
  • McKinney, Texas
  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • Acute care

Full Time

  • Compensation depends upon candidate’s years of experience and internal equity.
  • Salary range: $73,840.00 - $100,339.20

Benefits of Becoming a Therapist with Us

We strive to provide our employees with a solid work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors.

  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID)
  • A 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Short and Long Term Disability

Personal and Family Medical Leave

  • Clinical Ladder Program - Opportunity for staff clinicians to bonus an additional $2000 - $3500 based on extra-curricular activities
  • New Grad Mentors
  • National education courses and local online CEU library free to full-time employees
  • Residency Programs
  • Continuing Education

Responsibilities

Position Summary

Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction. Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline-specific therapy services for those assigned patients.

Ensures the design of functional treatment programs allowing for an effective return to community activities. Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, co-workers and self.

Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services and design of program delivery.

Specific Duties

Evaluate assigned patients and establish appropriate treatment goals and programs.

Coordinate treatment program in conjunction with other clinical/therapeutic services as available community resources.

Develop comprehensive goals for patient treatment to maximize patient outcomes and return to community activities.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist required.
  • Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association or eligibility for Certification pending professional experience required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in the first 90 days of employment required.

#BSWIR - Inpatient

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentationPatient educationBLS certificationInterdisciplinary coordination

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$74k–$100kSpeech-Language Pathology median $85k (middle half $79k–$104k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$90k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Texas883 active6,972 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 45% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$87k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 13 employers
8
<$100k
7
$100k-120k
0
$120k-140k
6
$140k-160k
2
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 13 employers
401k / retirement match
76% this job
CME allowance
43% this job
Sign-on bonus
38% this job
Relocation assistance
33%
PSLF eligible
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Thera Peds · Conifer, Colorado

$65-$80/hr
#2

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Enspire Consulting Group · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$70-$80/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist

$61.5-$75.75/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

$65-$75/hr
+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,860 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Inpatient logo

About Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Inpatient

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Prescription Coverage
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID)
401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
Short and Long Term Disability
Personal and Family Medical Leave
Clinical Ladder Program Bonus ($2,000 - $3,500)

Living in McKinney

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$391k≈ 5.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,741/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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