Child Life Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 307A
- Class code
- 307A
- Salary range
- 59
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Child Life Specialist is $69,348 to $93,288 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 307A.
- 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 59 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 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 |
| Monthly | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 |
| Hourly | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 |
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
As a member of a health care team, perform professional and age-appropriate psychosocial services to children and their families and teach/consult with staff working with pediatric patients to enhance the experience of care.
Examples of the work
Works with infants, toddlers, children, teenagers, and families in providing support and teaching coping skills through play, preparation, education, and self-expression activities to help them better understand the diagnosis, the processes, procedures, or any element of their medical experience; Creates care plans based on the diagnosis and medical issues impacting stay, assessment of the child’s current developmental stage, temperament, coping style, culture, spirituality, potential stressors, patient and family needs, and social supports; Provides individual and group counseling to help families under the stress of hospitalization, illness, or death; Serves as a resource to other discipli ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and certification as a Child Life Specialist. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.