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San Francisco, California

Voice Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$142k-$199k

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 28m ago · Verified live

Job Description

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization

SPMF-Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation - South

Position Overview

Provides assessment, treatment, care, and evaluation for patients with cognitive, speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders.

Gains confidence and cooperation from the patient, their family/support group, and other healthcare providers through competent patient assessment, attentive monitoring and care, and effective communication.

Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care. Assists with clinical supervision of assistants and aides and serves as clinical instructor for assigned students.

Job Description

Education

Master's: Graduate of an accredited speech pathology program

Certification & Licensure

  • SP-Licensed Speech Pathologist.
  • BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider.

Typical Experience

5 years recent relevant experience

Skills and Knowledge

  • Critical thinking, complex problems solving, decisive judgement and ability to work independently.
  • Knowledge and application of professional practice and regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to work in demanding work environment, organize multiple priorities completing work duties within expected timelines and requirement.
  • Computer and required technology proficiency/competencies.
  • Demonstrates effective and efficient professional communication (verbal & written) skills as well as interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, teamwork/collaboration, customer service and community relations abilities.
  • Able to retain and apply new knowledge & skills.
  • Keeps abreast of professional practice development and advancement.

Demonstrates advanced knowledge and practice level competencies and is a recognized clinical and workflow subject matter expert.

Demonstrate ability to collaborate with physicians and speech language pathologists across sites to provide best quality care for patients along their continuum of care.

Job Shift

Days

Schedule: Full Time

Days of the Week

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements

None

Benefits

Yes

Unions

No

Position Status: Exempt

Weekly Hours

40

Employee Status

Regular

  • Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
  • Pay Range is $141,980.80 to $198,764.80 / annual salary

The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location.

Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

Key Responsibilities

Provides assessment, treatment, and care for patients with cognitive, speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Collaborates with healthcare providers and families while supervising clinical assistants and students.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in an accredited speech pathology program and current licensure as a Speech Pathologist. Candidates must have at least 5 years of recent relevant experience and hold a BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Complex problem solvingRegulatory complianceClinical instruction

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Voice Speech Language Pathologist at Sutter Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,740 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 60% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in speech language pathologyranked against 6,740 Speech Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$142k–$199kSpeech-Language Pathology median $107k (middle half $88k–$118k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$154k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in California583 active6,837 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 60% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment622 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,495 in the last 30 days1,244 the 30 days before (+101%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,740 Speech Language Pathology listings), 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 · 20 employers
6
<$110k
4
$110k-130k
6
$130k-150k
6
$150k-170k
2
$170k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs
401k / retirement match
74%
CME allowance
53%
Loan repayment
32%
Sign-on bonus
16%
Relocation assistance
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Therapist

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

$100-$120/hr
#2

Speech Language Pathologist ContractorContract

Cole Health · Schertz, Texas

$80-$90/hr
#3

Speech and Language Pathologist

$70-$80/hr
#4

Pediatric Outpatient Speech Pathologist

$49.36-$78.25/hr
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,740 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in San Francisco

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.77M≈ 12.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,784/mo≈ 40% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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