Community Nurse Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 285S
- Class code
- 285S
- Salary range
- 75N
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Community Nurse Specialist is $103,692 to $169,980 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 285S.
- 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 75N in the N Range Salary Schedule. The range pays 24 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 | $103,692 | $106,260 | $108,936 | $111,660 | $114,456 | $117,336 | $120,288 | $123,276 | $126,384 | $129,564 | $132,780 | $136,092 | $139,500 | $143,004 | $146,592 | $150,264 | $154,008 | $155,940 | $157,872 | $159,828 | $161,796 | $165,840 | $167,904 | $169,980 |
| Monthly | $8,641 | $8,855 | $9,078 | $9,305 | $9,538 | $9,778 | $10,024 | $10,273 | $10,532 | $10,797 | $11,065 | $11,341 | $11,625 | $11,917 | $12,216 | $12,522 | $12,834 | $12,995 | $13,156 | $13,319 | $13,483 | $13,820 | $13,992 | $14,165 |
| Hourly | $49.66 | $50.89 | $52.17 | $53.48 | $54.82 | $56.20 | $57.61 | $59.04 | $60.53 | $62.05 | $63.59 | $65.18 | $66.81 | $68.49 | $70.21 | $71.97 | $73.76 | $74.68 | $75.61 | $76.55 | $77.49 | $79.43 | $80.41 | $81.41 |
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
Consults with nursing personnel in community agencies regarding care of psychiatric or developmentally disabled patients; provides specialized treatment services in the Community Mental Health Center programs.
Examples of the work
Provides guidance to nurses in general hospitals and demonstrates techniques in working with patients with acute emotional disturbances; Participates with other professional staff of the Center in providing and carrying out special treatment programs, including making home visits to evaluate patients' needs and making recommendations for a program of therapeutic care; Participates in developing and carrying out Community Center Mental Health programs such as day hospitalization and rehabilitation; Participates in planning, arranging and carrying out emergency treatment for persons undergoing acute emotional crises; Provides therapeutic counseling for patients and their families; Performs oth ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's degree in nursing or a social science field. OR Two years of experience in community mental health nursing, a public health nursing program, or at a supervisory, consultant or teaching level in a psychiatric setting, community mental health facility, or public health program providing mental health services. Note: A valid Washington State license to practice as a registered nurse is required.
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.