Employee Assistance Professional pay range
State of Washington · class code 356B
- Class code
- 356B
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Employee Assistance Professional is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 356B.
- 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 46 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 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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
This is the journey level of the series, but serves as the entry-level professional in an Employee Assistance Program. Positions at this level work under the general guidance of a higher level Employee Assistance Professional or manager. Supervisor typically reviews outcomes and provides advice, coaching, or direction as needed. Assignments normally involve making decisions and judgments within established precedents.
Examples of the work
Under guidance of higher level EA Professional screens the needs of employees and family members using standard interview techniques to determine the nature of the telephone or individual contact including criticality; Conducts basic level screening using standard interview and measurement techniques in order to assist in identifying personal problems or other issues that may affect job performance.
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social services, psychology, counseling, social work, or related field, and three years of professional experience and training in mental health including broad brush (multiple) clinical skills and substance abuse counseling and treatment. Two years of experience and training in an Employee Assistance program and one-year lead or supervisory experience is desired.
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.