Developmental Disability Administrator pay range
State of Washington · class code 351X
- Class code
- 351X
- Salary range
- 65
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Developmental Disability Administrator is $80,496 to $108,228 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 351X.
- 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 65 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 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 |
| Monthly | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 |
| Hourly | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 |
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
Within the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Field Services Operations, directs and supervises a unit of developmental disabilities specialists and paraprofessionals to access services and other community based resources and/or manages and coordinates specific programs within a DSHS region; or within a DDA State Operated Living Alternatives (SOLA) program, directs and supervises professionals and paraprofessionals in the delivery of residential supports and Home and Community Based Waiver services; or within a DDA Residential Habilitation Center (RHC), supervises and directs specialized services professionals and paraprofessionals and/or manages quality assurance activities for the facility with lead responsibility to work with teams to develop and monitor plans of care, and tracks and audits compliance with Nursing Facility and Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals wi ...
Examples of the work
Assigns, supervises and evaluates out-station managers and regional office supervisors; maintains responsibility for DD specialist staff offices throughout the region; responsible for disciplinary matters and processing of staff grievances; Implements policy and service requirements for client eligibility, individual program plans, placement, use of generic and specialized community services, program follow-along services; Provides consultation for staff; assures delivery of services to clients as indicated in IPP; Reviews and coordinates staff proposals for training to parents, facility operators, providers and others who serve the agency's clients; Manages regional case management services ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences, special education, business administration, public administration, or other related fields. AND Four years of professional experience in the human services field of which: (A) two years involved individuals with developmental disabilities or other handicapping conditions; and, (B) one year of supervisory or administrative or professional program service delivery responsibility. With the exception of (A) and (B) above, graduate training may be substituted, year for year, for the required 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.