Behavioral Health Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 348K
- Class code
- 348K
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Behavioral Health Specialist 3 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 348K.
- 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
Specialist or intensive service worker who assists, counsels and interviews the more difficult cases such as the defective delinquent, assaultive, regressed, and severely withdrawn institution patients/residents.
Examples of the work
Collaborates and consults with treatment teams for treatment planning as it pertains to the specific, related needs the patient must mitigate/alleviate to reduce the impact of their psychological and emotional impairments that lead to problematic behavior; Documents and discusses observations/findings regarding treatment needs, behaviors, symptoms, risks, with appropriate staff; Actively engages patients in direct care leading or co-leading Active Treatment Groups; Provides a safe, effective, and immediate response for patients during a psychiatric crisis; Counsels with and advises patients/residents, Interviews patients/residents, to secure and compile personal data and social history; Cont ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree preferably involving major study in sociology, psychology or other social science. AND Two years of professional counseling or casework experience. OR One year as a Behavioral Health Specialist 2. OR Equivalent education/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.