Alcoholism Therapist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 359E
- Class code
- 359E
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Alcoholism Therapist 1 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 359E.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Step progression
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 52 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Class specification
The OFM classified job specification for this class is published by Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Under general supervision, provide professional alcohol treatment to individuals, families and/or groups, and participate in preventive health care activities.
Examples of the work
Conduct diagnostic evaluations; Develop treatment plan; provide individual, family and/or group therapy counseling; Provide crises intervention services to clients and/or family members; Provide consultation and education to individuals, community groups, agencies or institutions and participate in community activities; Plan and implement training programs for other health care professionals regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention of alcohol-related health problems; Serve as Alcoholism Therapist and/or case manager on health care team advising physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers and others regarding appropriate treatment for clients; Prepare reports, summaries, progress n ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's Degree, and two years of experience in the direct delivery of professional alcohol therapy; OR Master's Degree in a social or behavioral science, public health, nursing, or related field to include training in alcoholism counseling/therapy. Completion of a college/university alcohol studies program can be substituted for one year of experience. Additional professional-level experience may be substituted for education on an equal basis.
Quoted from the OFM classified job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) publishes this figure in Classified Job Listing joined to the OFM salary schedules effective July 1, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The dollar figures come from the salary schedule the listing assigns this range to.