Mental Health Program Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 347P
- Class code
- 347P
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Mental Health Program Specialist is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 347P.
- 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 58 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 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 |
| Monthly | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 |
| Hourly | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 |
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 in this job classification function as the primary assistant to a Registered Nurse 4 or Chief Nursing Officer in nursing administration. Positions in this class perform a wide scope of complex administrative duties and responsibilities that require specialized knowledge of hospital, ward and facility operations in the management of multiple wards and programs, and exercise independent judgment and have delegated decision-making authority.
Examples of the work
Delegated responsibility to processes and tracks employee time and leave reporting for employees on multiple wards/living units using electronic leave management system and may provide analysis of ward/living unit scheduling and staffing to provide recommendation to RN 4 about approval of leave requests; Responsible for the yearly annual leave submittal process for direct care staff for assigned wards/living units on behalf of the RN 4 or Chief Nursing Officer; Responsible to maintain daily electronic records on employee movements and assignments on their work unit and throughout the hospital or facility as the basis for knowing daily staffing for each unit; Responsible for maintaining the m ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse 4 and possession of a current Washington State license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse. OR Two years of experience as a Mental Health Technician 3, Forensic Care Associate, or Psychiatric Security Nurse and current, unincumbered Washington state nursing assistant registration. OR Three years of experience as an Attendant Counselor 3 and current, unincumbered Washington state nursing assistant registration.
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.