Speech Pathologist I, LCC Speech and Audiology - OTO (Onsite)

Speech-Language Pathologist Top 25% in Speech Language PathologyFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in related field, Certification or eligible for Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, and Licensure or eligible for Speech Pathology License from the Texas State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Job Summary

To provide professional skills in the comprehensive evaluation of patients with speech and language impairments, and to provide habilitative and rehabilitative treatment services.

Job Duties

Administers and interprets routine and complex tests on adults with speech and language and cognitively impaired patients

Plans, conducts, and directs rehabilitative treatment programs to restore communication, voice, cognition and swallowing disorders

  • Documents findings, rehabilitative techniques, plan of care and patient progress in electronic medical record
  • Instructs and demonstrates testing procedures and treatments to medical students and residents

Senior level staff may also supervises clinical work of support personnel, graduate students and clinical fellows

Preferred Qualifications

  • Texas Speech Pathology License, Certificate of Clinical Competence
  • English - bilingual Spanish is helpful, but not required
  • Prior experience in adult outpatient care and medically related clinic.
  • Experience with adult neurogenic population and swallowing disorders

Salary Range

Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive evaluations and provide rehabilitative treatment for patients with speech, language, cognition, and swallowing disorders. Document patient progress in electronic medical records and provide instruction to medical students and residents.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in a related field and eligibility for ASHA certification and Texas state licensure. Preferred candidates have experience with adult neurogenic populations and are bilingual in Spanish.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationHabilitative TreatmentCognitive Impairment TreatmentSwallowing Disorder TreatmentClinical SupervisionNeurogenic Population CareSpanish Bilingualism

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Pathologist I, LCC Speech and Audiology - OTO (Onsite) at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) 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 6,328 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

In Texas, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (55 salary observations; 448 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (1,190 salary observations; 4,686 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 64% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

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Salary Distribution26 jobs

8
<$110k
6
$110k-130k
6
$130k-150k
4
$150k-170k
2
$170k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
55%
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.6
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 6,328 Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in League City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,838/mo
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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

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About University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)

Higher Education
Galveston, TX
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Academic medical center
Teaching opportunities
Supervision experience