Employee Assistance Professional Expert/Supervisor pay range
State of Washington · class code 356D
- Class code
- 356D
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Employee Assistance Professional Expert/Supervisor is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 356D.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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
Positions at this level have supervisory responsibilities and/or serve as a professional expert. Assignments require application of extensive knowledge and expertise to make independent decisions on complicated issues. These assignments often require proactive intervention and have wide, legalistic, and/or precedent setting impact. Provides expert advice and consultation to other staff members, organization management, lower level professional staff, all state employees, and other stakeholders (labor, outside resources such as therapists, etc.). Maintains knowledge of employee assistance trends, technological advances, models, strategies, and ethical, legal, and professional standards.
Examples of the work
Recruits, interviews, and recommends employees for the unit; Directs, assigns, and monitors work of others; Provides orientation, training, and guidance for development of staff; Conducts performance evaluations of staff persons within the unit; Recommends and implements corrective action plans and disciplinary action as necessary; Independently develops and delivers EAP orientations, supervisor training and other topical brief presentations; Participates in budget preparation and monitors program expenditures; Assesses needs of employees and family members using standard interview techniques to identify personal problems or other issues that may affect job performance; Conducts holistic ass ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Master’s degree in social services, psychology, counseling, social work, or related field. Four years related professional Employee Assistance experience, which includes one year in a lead or supervisory capacity, and training and professional experience in mental health treatment or chemical dependency treatment.
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.