Corrections Mental Health Counselor 2 - Wfse pay range
State of Washington · class code 354O
- Class code
- 354O
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Corrections Mental Health Counselor 2 - Wfse is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 354O.
- 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 53 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 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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 an adult corrections treatment program, independently provides specialized mental health counseling to a group of offenders demonstrating emotional, cognitive and/or behavioral disorders.
Examples of the work
Observes, interviews, gathers data about, assesses, and directs treatment of offenders on an assigned caseload; Provides individual and group counseling as part of a mental health treatment program; Develops and implements individual treatment plans for assigned caseload in accordance with the Offender Health Plan; Documents clinical interactions; Participates on Facility and Risk Management Team and treatment and multidisciplinary treatment conferences; Communicates as needed with other agencies such as work release, community mental health, psychiatric hospitals, and other prisons; Performs other work as required.
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree with major study in a social or behavioral science. AND One year of mental health, or social service experience which shall include six months of experience providing mental health treatment to groups and/or individuals. A Master's degree in a related field may be substituted for the one year of mental health, criminal justice or social service experience. The Master's degree does not remove the requirement for the six months of experience providing group or individual mental health treatment. Note: For specific programs, specialized training and/or experience may be required for eligibility for examination or appointment.
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.