Mental Health Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 347L
- Class code
- 347L
- Salary range
- 45
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Mental Health Technician 1 is $49,296 to $66,072 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 347L.
- 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 45 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 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 |
| Monthly | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 |
| Hourly | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 |
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 assist with the care of mentally ill patients in a state hospital or community residential treatment facility.
Examples of the work
Assists with environmental and safety rounds at intervals determined by patient population, physician’s order, or operational need; Assists with continuously monitoring patients for changes in behavior and for symptoms of physical illness. Reports findings to the Registered Nurse and document findings in the medical record. Carries out the plan of care as assigned; Therapeutically engages with mentally ill, civilly committed patients throughout the work shift; Monitors patients during escorting, recreational activities and therapeutic activities occurring off the ward and patient care unit; Assists patients with activities of daily living (eating, bathing, dressing, mobility, toileting, main ...
Minimum qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent.
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.