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Ivy Rehab
Wilmington, North Carolina

School Speech Language Pathologist (SIGN ON BONUS)

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

Compensation Range: $75K–$95K

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

State of Location

North Carolina

Position Summary

As an outpatient pediatric clinician, you will have the chance to work with many children from birth to age twenty-one. Our teammates are dedicated to the treatment of our young patients, providing individualized one-to-one attention and customized plans of care to meet your child’s needs.

Parents and caregivers are encouraged to attend sessions so they can carry skills and home exercises into their child's daily life.

Ivy's rewarding work environment allows multi-disciplinary collaboration and mentorship while maintaining autonomy and growth that is specific to each of our clinician's passions and expertise.

Join Ivy Rehab’s dedicated team where you’re not just an employee, but a valued teammate! Together, we provide world-class care in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and applied behavior analysis (ABA) services. Our culture promotes authenticity, inclusion, growth, community, and a passion for exceptional care for every patient.

Job Description

  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • School and/or outpatient setting
  • Full Time, Salary
  • Compensation Range: $75,000 – $95,000 per year

Full Benefits in Your First 30 Days

  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • 401k with company matching contribution
  • Disability & life insurance
  • Pet insurance discounts for your fur babies
  • Paid parental leave and maternity leave
  • Gym and wellness discounts
  • Free mental health + financial services
  • Annual CEU allowance + paid CEU days annually
  • Generous PTO Program & 6 paid holidays annually
  • Additional compensation
  • This position is also eligible for: bonus
  • At Ivy Rehab for Kids, you are not just an employee - you are a valued teammate!

We are seeking a pediatric therapist, who is a big kid at heart, to join our dedicated team at Ivy Rehab. Let’s come together to provide patients with access to world-class care and outcomes for those in need of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and applied behavior analysis (ABA) services.

By promoting authenticity, inclusion, growth, community, and a passion for providing exceptional care to every single patient, we provide the resources and support necessary to invest in our clinicians.

Why Choose Ivy?

Best Employer: A prestigious honor to be recognized by Modern Healthcare, signifying excellence in our industry and providing an outstanding workplace culture.

Innovative Resources & Mentorship: Access to abundant resources, robust mentorship, and career advice for unparalleled success.

Exceeding Expectations: Deliver best-in-class care and witness exceptional patient outcomes.

Incentives Galore: Eligibility for full benefits package beginning within your first month of employment. Bi-weekly productivity bonuses, generous PTO (Paid Time Off) plans, paid holidays, and annual CEU (Continuing education) incentives. Tax free student loan repayment options, sign-on bonus, or relocation assistance.

Empowering Values: Live by values that prioritize teamwork, growth, and serving others.

Commitment to Clinical Excellence

We take pride in the extraordinary accomplishments of our clinicians. How will Ivy Rehab invest in you?

Exceptional Support: Many opportunities for mentorship and peer-to-peer learning. Professional Education Planning (PEP) using specialization road maps.

Limitless CEU Learning: Live and on-demand subscriptions, free course seats, generous discounts, and annual CEU reimbursement. Multiple in-house hosted courses offered for our pediatric and orthopedic clinicians.

Growth & Development: Reward and recognition for skill development and professional accomplishments through our Clinical Career Ladder. Multiple leadership programs to provide the tools necessary for career growth.

Residency Programs: Build your expertise and specialization with multiple program options including pediatric-focused residencies for PT, OT, and SLP. Learn more here!

Partnership Opportunity: Industry leading De Novo equity partnership model. Fully supported and backed by Ivy, open your own clinic(s) in your local community!

Patient-First Mentality: Reasonable caseloads so you can spend more time with your patients focusing on their individualized treatment plan.

At Ivy, we foster a culture of lifelong learning. Experienced teammates are encouraged to become certified clinical instructors and mentor students.

Position Qualifications

  • Graduate from an accredited Speech Language Pathology program.
  • Current or pending licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist within the respective state.
  • Dedication to exceptional patient outcomes and quality of care.

The compensation range listed reflects the good faith estimate of pay this organization reasonably expects to offer for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on relevant factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and work location. This range applies to the base salary or hourly rate only and does not include bonuses, benefits, or other forms of compensation that may be offered.

We do not inquire about salary history as part of our hiring process.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide individualized one-to-one speech therapy services to pediatric patients ranging from birth to age twenty-one. Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team and engage caregivers to integrate therapeutic skills into the child's daily life.

Requirements

Must be a graduate from an accredited Speech Language Pathology program. Requires current or pending licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of North Carolina.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Pediatric speech pathologyPatient careTreatment planningClinical documentationIndividualized careCommunication skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Speech Language Pathologist (SIGN ON BONUS) at Ivy Rehab a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,763 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 43% have no call, 57% 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 ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $90k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 14 employers

13
<$95k
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$95k-110k
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$110k-125k
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$125k-140k
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$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 14 employers

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

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Speech Language Pathology listings

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

Living in Wilmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$392k≈ 5.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,706/mo≈ 27% of gross pay
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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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

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About Ivy Rehab

Wellness and Fitness Services
White Plains, New York
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k with company match
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Maternity Leave