Genetics Counselor Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 360G
- Class code
- 360G
- Salary range
- 63
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Genetics Counselor Lead is $76,608 to $102,996 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 360G.
- 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 63 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 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 |
| Monthly | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 |
| Hourly | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 |
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
Lead staff engaged in providing professional genetic counseling services. Evaluate family history and genetic test results and participate in health sciences research, clinical care activities, and/or health sciences teaching activities.
Examples of the work
Train and orient new staff; assist in the preparation of written instructions for clinic/program procedures; Provide specialty consultation to other health care staff including community physicians and other primary care providers; Compile complete family history; obtain and review medical records; assess risk of genetic disease and provide grief and crisis counseling to individuals and/or families; Recommend specialized genetic testing; identify additional family members to be tested; Assist medical geneticist in identifying differential diagnosis and determining patient management needs; Discuss prognosis and management options with patient and primary caregiver and develop patient managem ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's Degree in genetics counseling or a related field from a program accredited by a national certification board for medical genetics personnel AND One year of experience as a Genetics Counselor 2.
Special requirements
Accreditation Requirement: Certification by a national certification board for medical genetics personnel as a Genetics Counselor. There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification.
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.