Attendant Counselor Manager pay range
State of Washington · class code 345J
- Class code
- 345J
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Attendant Counselor Manager is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 345J.
- 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 51 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
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 the general direction of a program area team director, is responsible for managing a designated living area 24 hour, seven days a week basis. Supervises all attendant counselors assigned to the living area. Ensures attendant counselors train, assist, care for, and participate with Residential Habilitation Center clients being served on or off campus, following the clients to locations where training and activities occur. Administers and ensures implementation of each client’s individualized plan, objectives, and services as assigned. Ensures clients live in a safe, clean, and reinforcing environment. Additionally, positions function within existing policies, procedures, and directs those programs assigned by the interdisciplinary team are developed, implemented, and/or maintained by subordinate staff.
Examples of the work
Participates in the hiring, training, coaching, corrective action, and evaluation process of direct reports; Ensures attendant counselors provide the daily direct support to promote habilitation, health, safety, protection, and quality of life to clients in their homes and in the community. Develops, implements, and monitors Individual instruction support plan; Develops, implements, monitor, collects and analyzes data for client goal. Ensures client homes are safe and clean. Ensures Washington Administrative Codes, the Residential Services Guidelines, policies and procedures, and program expectations are followed.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED and four years of experience working with people with developmental disabilities. OR High school graduation or GED and four years of experience as an Attendant Counselor 1, equivalent or higher-level state class OR Meets professional qualifications for Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) (see addendum) and one year of experience working directly with persons with intellectual disabilities. Addendum The requirements for a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) as is included in the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 42, Subpart D, Section 483.430, are as follows: 1. A doctor of medicine or osteopathy; 2. A registered nurse; 3.
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.