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HDE Services
Charlotte, North Carolina

Early Intervention speech pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$145.6K–$166.4K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Benefits

  • Bonus based on performance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • What You’ll Do
  • Pay 35-40 per visit plus travel.
  • Conduct comprehensive pediatric speech and language evaluations and standardized assessments.
  • Develop, implement, and update individualized treatment plans based on each child’s communication, language, feeding, and social development needs.
  • Provide one-on-one speech therapy services, with group sessions as clinically appropriate.
  • Incorporate play-based, functional, and engaging interventions into therapy sessions.
  • Monitor progress, adjust treatment strategies, and document outcomes accurately and on time.
  • Communicate regularly with caregivers and members of the child’s care team.
  • Maintain detailed and compliant documentation aligned with payer and CDSA requirements, when applicable.

Coordinate scheduling and maintain continuity of care with families and the All About Therapy administrative team.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Sciences and Disorders from an accredited program.

  • Active North Carolina Speech-Language Pathology license.
  • Minimum of one (1) year of experience with kids.
  • Ability to deliver therapy services effectively in a child’s natural environment.
  • Strong time management, organization, and independent clinical decision-making skills.
  • Clear, professional communication with families and care teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • One (1) or more years of experience in early intervention, home-based, or community-based pediatric settings.
  • Experience working with diverse diagnoses, including autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays.
  • Familiarity with CDSA service delivery and documentation requirements.
  • Comfort with electronic documentation and mobile scheduling workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive pediatric speech and language evaluations to develop and implement individualized treatment plans. Provide one-on-one therapy using play-based interventions while maintaining compliant documentation and communicating with caregivers.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pediatric Speech EvaluationTreatment PlanningPlay-based InterventionClinical DocumentationCaregiver CommunicationCase Coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Early Intervention speech pathologist at HDE Services a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,763 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

HDE Services holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 9 active listings.

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 40% have no call, 60% 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 North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $165k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution24 jobs · 14 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
29%
Sign-on bonus
24% this job
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
19%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 7.1
Among the best 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Charlotte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$355k
Typical market rent
$1,744/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.