Mental Health Practitioner pay range
State of Washington · class code 352E
- Class code
- 352E
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Mental Health Practitioner is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 352E.
- 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
Provide prescribed treatment, maintain case records, participate in data collection and research, and perform case management functions.
Examples of the work
Provides psycho-therapy as prescribed by the individual service plan; Maintains case records; Provides case management, client advocacy, outreach and/or follow-up contacts to clients in the community; Assists in monitoring the effect of medications under the general direction of a physician; Conducts screening, triage, and referral services; Participates in data collection, studies, and research projects; Performs crisis intervention; Assists in the training of students and directing the work of volunteers; Provides diagnostic evaluation and develops individual service and discharge plans; Conducts 90-day case reviews and revise individual service plans; May provide consultation and educatio ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's Degree in behavioral sciences, such as psychology, psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, vocational or educational counseling, or social work OR Bachelor's Degree in nursing or a behavioral science and three years' of experience in the direct delivery of professional mental health care OR Equivalent education/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.