Behavioral Health Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 348I
- Class code
- 348I
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Behavioral Health Specialist 1 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 348I.
- 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 44 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 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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
In a training capacity, receives instruction in and performs basic casework services in Behavioral Health Administration facilities.
Examples of the work
Counsels with and advises patients, /residents, to assist in improving personal outlook, institutional and social adjustment; Interviews patients/residents, to secure and compile personal data and social history; Assists with compiling and preparing reports on individual's progress, reactions, and overall adjustment; makes recommendations on treatment, training and release of individual; Assists with providing learning opportunities for patients/residents to practice skills that will assist them in the recovery process; Assists with providing psychosocial interventions to individuals and groups of patients/residents; Attends and participates in treatment meetings; Performs other work as requ ...
Minimum qualifications
Satisfactory completion of two one years of college preferably with emphasis in one of the social sciences, OR One year's experience in working with individuals in a psychiatric or mental health, or health care setting. Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
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.