Attendant Counselor 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 345F
- Class code
- 345F
- Salary range
- 41
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Attendant Counselor 1 is $44,856 to $59,760 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 345F.
- 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 41 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 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 |
| Monthly | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 |
| Hourly | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 |
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
This is the entry level of the series. Under the supervision of higher-level Attendant Counselors and/or the direction of other individuals with specific professional qualifications, writes, implements, monitors, assesses, and revises individualized plans. Develops formal skill acquisition training programs, evaluates the effectiveness of the programs by means of periodic review of client response and modifies the program as necessary within an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or SONF. Writes individualized assessments and functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team and participates in development of the client's annual individualized plan.
Examples of the work
Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team: including developing, writing, modifying, and carrying out planned formal (data-based) and informal (non-data based) programs assessing and reporting outcomes; (programs may include activities of daily living, educational, vocational, therapeutic, or behavioral under the direction of an appropriate specialist and under the supervision of a higher level Attendant Counselor); Is trained in and uses sophisticated training techniques designed to teach the clients specified parts of their individualized plan in an ICF/ID setting, or in a SONF, provides directed care for individuals under the direction of nursing services; Participates with day t ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED. OR One year of experience working with people with developmental disabilities.
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.