Hire speech-language pathologists in California in 25 days
Hiring data, sources and FAQ for speech-language pathologists in California
There are 13,215 speech-language pathologists to hire from in California, the 3rd largest pool in the country and 6.6% of the 201,158 nationwide. Kandidate reaches them directly, from your inbox, rather than waiting on applicants. The pay figure is a Kandidate estimate built from public salary sources.
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10. Counts are providers with a practice address in the state.
Questions this page answers
How long does it take to hire a speech-language pathologist in California?
About 25 days, modelled from the difficulty index, not an observed average, against 44+ days for a typical unaided US hire (SHRM 2024). Roughly 6,000 similar roles were posted in the last 30 days, extrapolated from a job-board sample of title variants.
How many speech-language pathologists can we reach in California?
13,215 speech-language pathologists hold a practice address in California on the Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS) as of 2026-08-10, 6.6% of the 201,158 nationally. Kandidate reaches them directly rather than waiting on applicants.
What does it cost to hire a speech-language pathologist in California?
Budget around $139,064 a year in pay. That is the Kandidate market estimate, the midpoint of public salary sources (glassdoor.com $166,098, research.com $112,030) researched on 2026-09-14. It is a synthesised figure, not an observed payroll.
- Licensed in California
- 13,215
- Rank among states
- 3rd of 55
- Share of the US pool
- 6.6% of 201,158
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10.
Speech-language pathologists elsewhere: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Other roles in California: Nurse practitioners, Occupational therapists, Physical therapists, Physical therapy assistants, Physician assistants, Physicians, Registered nurses.
Every role and state, or the map on the Talent Graph. Machine-readable copy: hire-latest.json.