Speech-Language Pathologists.
Speech-Language Pathologist direct-hire across pediatric, school-based, medical-SLP, and home-health settings. A persistently under-supplied candidate pool.
Why this niche, why now.
Speech-Language Pathology is one of the most under-supplied specialties in clinical recruiting. Pediatric SLP demand has been outpacing supply for a decade; medical SLP, school-based SLP, and home-health SLP all face their own version of the same shortage. Operators that win are the ones with a recruiting partner who actually knows the candidate pool.
We run SLP engagements at the staff level, the lead level (Lead SLPs, Clinic Coordinators), and the operations level (Multi-Site Directors, VP of Therapy Services). Specialty fit (medical SLP, dysphagia, AAC, school-based) is scoped before sourcing.
Settings we cover.
The operator types where we run SLP searches most often. Specialty fit is scoped before sourcing.
- ✓Pediatric therapy clinics and early-intervention operators
- ✓School-based SLP programs (district employees and contractors)
- ✓Hospital inpatient and outpatient medical SLP
- ✓Home-health agencies
- ✓Skilled nursing operators (dysphagia-focused medical SLP)
- ✓Telehealth SLP operators
How the engagement runs.
We work SLP engagements with the same precision standards across operators.
- ✓Active state SLP license verification (and CCC-SLP where required)
- ✓Specialty matching (medical SLP vs. school SLP vs. pediatric clinic SLP)
- ✓Reasonable time-to-fill: 30–90 days for staff SLP, longer for medical and bilingual specialties
- ✓Bilingual matching where required (Spanish SLP, ASL fluent SLP)
- ✓Replacement guarantee scoped per engagement
SLP comp ranges in 2026.
Typical 2026 ranges. Specific comp varies by region, setting, productivity expectations, and shift type.
- ✓Staff SLP (outpatient pediatric): $72,000–$98,000
- ✓Medical SLP (acute / SNF / dysphagia): $82,000–$115,000
- ✓School-Based SLP: $65,000–$95,000
- ✓Bilingual SLP (specialty): $85,000–$120,000
- ✓Lead SLP / Clinic Coordinator: $90,000–$120,000
- ✓Multi-Site Director of Therapy: $115,000–$160,000
SLP recruiting, specifically.
Do you place school-based SLPs and pediatric SLPs separately?
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Yes, they are different career tracks even when the license is the same. We scope for the actual setting and the candidate's career narrative before sourcing.
Do you place medical SLPs (acute care, dysphagia, SNF)?
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Yes. Medical SLP is one of the most under-supplied specialties on this desk. Engaged search is often the right model given how thin the candidate pool is.
Do you place bilingual SLPs?
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Yes. Spanish-speaking SLPs and ASL-fluent SLPs are recurring requests. Bilingual matching is part of the standard sourcing brief.
Are you a fit for SLP-specific senior independent recruiters?
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Yes. The For Recruiters network is built for senior recruiters with niche depth, and SLP is a niche where that depth pays.
Three paths from here.
1. You're hiring SLP at scale or against a specific opening.
Book a 30-minute scoping call. We map the setting, the volume, and the urgency, and recommend the right model (engaged search for leadership; RPO cohort for volume; contract bench for surge).
Book a Search Consult →2. You're a senior recruiter with a SLP niche.
Mutually confidential conversation with a senior partner about the network, the splits, and what operating in this niche inside the firm looks like. Senior partners read every application.
Apply to the network →3. You're benchmarking comp before the next hiring cycle.
Send us the role, the setting, and the geography. We come back with a one-page market read on local clearing comp inside one business day. No engagement letter required.
Email the read request →
Tell us the setting, the volume, the urgency.
We come back inside one business day with a scoping call, a fee quote, and a market read on candidate availability.