Attendant Counselor 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 345G
- Class code
- 345G
- Salary range
- 43
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Attendant Counselor 2 is $47,004 to $62,880 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 345G.
- 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 43 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 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 |
| Monthly | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 |
| Hourly | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 |
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
Within the Department of Social and Health Services Developmental Disabilities Administration provides habilitation support services to individuals with developmental disabilities in a Residential Habilitation Center (RHC) or a State Operated Community Residential (SOCR): Within a Division of Developmental Disabilities Residential Habilitation Center (RHC), under the supervision of higher level Attendant Counselors (ACs) and/or the direction of other individuals with specific professional qualifications, writes, implements, monitors, assesses, and revises individual habilitation training programs. Develops and/or writes 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.
Examples of the work
Observes, documents, and reports changes in clients' general physical or mental condition, or unusual behavior and takes appropriate action to provide client safety, security and protection from abuse and neglect; Functions as a member of a team, including developing, modifying and carrying out planned formal and informal programs assessing and reporting outcomes; programs may include activities of daily living, educational, therapeutic, or behavioral under the direction of an appropriate specialist and under the supervision of a higher-level Attendant Counselor or Attendant Counselor Manager (ACM); Directions may be provided by other individuals with specific professional qualifications, ma ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED, AND One year of experience working with people with experiencing developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, and/or mental health challenges, OR One year of experience as an Attendant Counselor 1, equivalent or higher-level state class.
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.