Lead Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Listed compensation
$90k-$110k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Gracent as a Lead Board Certified Behavior Analyst – $90K-$110K, 25+ Days Off in St. Charles, Illinois, United States. You already know what a BCBA job looks like. What's harder to learn from a posting is what happens when you're ready to have a bigger impact — on your clients, your team, and the center around you.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $90K - $110K
- 25 days PTO.
- CME allowance: $500.
- 25+ days off year one
- 75% company-paid medical/dental/vision
- 401(k) match
- $500 annual Professional Development stipend
- Free in-house CEUs (BACB ACE Provider)
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No call required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers no call requirements. Work with Gracent in St. Charles, Illinois, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Lead BCBA will maintain direct clinical accountability for a caseload while providing mentorship to BCBAs and RBTs. They will also partner with leadership to improve center performance, support marketing efforts, and ensure high-quality interdisciplinary care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a BCBA certification and be licensed in Illinois with at least 2 years of applied experience. Strong clinical judgment, proactive communication skills, and the ability to perform physical tasks such as lifting up to 45 lbs are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Board Certified Behavior Analyst at Gracent a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Applied Behavior Analysis — ranked against 1,939 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context
Gracent ranks #4 of 14 employers hiring Behavior Analyst on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
In Illinois, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (113 salary observations; 120 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (1,561 salary observations; 2,034 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 Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 24% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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