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Speech Language Pathologist Career Market Report 2026

1,395 active jobs. 169 companies. Median salary $89K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,395
Active Job Openings
169
Companies Hiring
$89K
Median Salary (US)
78%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Speech Language Pathologist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 78% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $89K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $81K to $135K.

Remote roles pay 7% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

Speech Therapy is the most-demanded skill at 72%

EMR / EHR demand rose +11.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Pulse leads hiring with 181 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Entry-Level → Junior (+$30K, +38%)

Salary increase: +$30K · Sample: Entry-Level → Junior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior16$67K$110K$156K
Mid-Level8$50K$80K$177K
Senior7$48K$62K$132K
Entry-Level6$80K$80K$94K

What jumps out

Entry-Level → Junior: +$30K (38%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States344$89KUSD
United Kingdom98$50KGBP
Remote9$83KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site7.4%
Remote13.5%
Hybrid0.3%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Speech Therapy
72%
Patient Care
29%
Geriatrics
24%
Scheduling
23%
Home Health
21%
Bilingual
20%
ACLS / BLS
15%
Pediatrics
15%
EMR / EHR
11%
Case Management
10%
Clinical Documentation
10%
CPR / First Aid
9%

Skills on the Rise

EMR / EHR ↑+11.0ppClinical Documentation ↑+9.7ppOccupational Therapy ↑+6.2ppHIPAA ↑+5.1ppHome Health ↑+5.0pp

Declining in Demand

Speech Therapy ↓-10.6ppBilingual ↓-9.2ppScheduling ↓-8.4ppLabor Law ↓-6.1ppPediatrics ↓-4.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Pulse18113.0%
Allcaretherapies15811.3%
Bayada856.1%
Pacs755.4%
Allybehaviorcenters453.2%
21Hhs332.4%
H2 Health282.0%
Expressable271.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States779
United Kingdom141
Remote15
Indonesia7
Canada7
Georgia6
India4
Italy3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree39.9%431
Master's Degree35.2%381
PhD / Doctorate4.7%51
Bachelor's Degree1.9%21

Certifications

CPR Certified (4%)BLS Certification (2%)

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