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Wilmington, North Carolina

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$70-$80/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Employee discounts
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Signing bonus
  • Vision insurance
  • Sign On Bonus
  • Great Benefits for W2 Employees
  • Excellent Referral Program
  • High Hourly Rated
  • Great Support
  • Therapist Owned and Operated
  • We understand the Job!
  • Come Join the Trained and Professional Group

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  • Send resume to mpichan@academictherapyinc.com
  • Hiring now and for 2027-2028 School Year

Key Responsibilities

Provide speech and language therapy services to students within a school setting. Collaborate with educational staff to support student development and academic success.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified Speech Language Pathologists. Professional certification and relevant clinical experience are required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech therapyLanguage pathologyClinical assessmentTreatment planningPediatric speech therapySchool-based therapy

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 57% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$146k–$166kSpeech-Language Pathology median $99k (middle half $95k–$109k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$165k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in North Carolina227 active6,935 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 57% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusNorth Carolina speech-language pathologist listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 8% offer loan repayment245 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,517 in the last 30 days1,361 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+2.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 17 employers
7
<$110k
0
$110k-135k
13
$135k-160k
2
$160k-185k
2
$185k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
74% this job
CME allowance
53%
Loan repayment
42%
Sign-on bonus
26% this job
Relocation assistance
26%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Voice Speech Language Pathologist

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$142k-$199k
#2

Speech Language Pathologist ContractorContract

Cole Health · Schertz, Texas

$80-$90/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

$72-$80/hr
#4

Pediatric Outpatient Speech Pathologist

$49.36-$78.25/hr
+ 22 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 6,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Employee discounts
Health insurance
Paid time off
Opportunity for advancement
Signing bonus
Vision insurance
Sign On Bonus

Living in Wilmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$390k
Typical market rent
$1,713/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.4
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Wilmington, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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