How do I know if an SLP job has good pay?
HINT: Knowing that a job pays $50 per hour isn’t even close to enough information.
The more details you have about a job, the easier it is to determine what it actually pays. The job classification (1099 vs. W2), benefits, terms your contract, and many other factors can mean the difference between e.g. a $50-per-hour job being really good pay (over six figures) and really bad pay (under $50,000 per year—seriously). This is why, at Informed Jobs, we will be requiring all this information from employers before they can list a job with us!
How to estimate your take-home pay for a new job, and know if it’s “good” or normal:
If you’re considering a job listed on Informed Jobs:
- COMING SOON! Sign up to be notified when our jobs database is available.
- We will sort by pay and pay value upfront, letting you easily and quickly see how jobs stack up, pay-wise.
- We will exclude jobs with rock-bottom pay rates (below the 5th percentile) from our database, and/or flag them and explain the exception and why it’s included if so.
If you’re considering your current job, or a job listed on any other website or jobs database:
Step 1) Calculate your expected pay
Use our Pay Calculator to estimate your annual take-home pay. Our calculator considers:
- 1099 vs W2, and the tax and write-off implications
- Employment benefits (401K, health insurance, etc.)
- Whether you’re paid for both direct and indirect services, or direct only
- And more factors to get you closer to estimating actual take-home pay and the estimated value of the job.
Step 2) Compare that to local and national norms
Now that you know what the true pay is for the job you’re considering, you’ll want to know if that’s normal. And “normal” will vary primarily by:
- Local cost of living
- Work setting
- Work setting
Unfortunately, this is where things get even trickier. Our resource on SLP Pay Norms helps you figure this out!
Isn’t there a faster way to get this information?
Unfortunately, no. We know it seems like you should just be able to Google or ChatGPT this question, or ask other SLPs on Facebook or Reddit. But when you do that, you’re very likely to get both bad and good information, and not know which is which. Read more in our article, Why the Internet Often Gets SLP Pay Norms Wrong, and you’ll see what we mean.
Can Informed Jobs make this easier for me?
That’s one of our primary goals! When we launch our database, we’ll be doing this work for you. Sign up to get notified of the launch of our jobs database.
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