Nursing Consultant, Public Health pay range
State of Washington · class code 285T
- Class code
- 285T
- Salary range
- 75N
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Nursing Consultant, Public Health is $103,692 to $169,980 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 285T.
- 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 75N in the N Range Salary Schedule. The range pays 24 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 | $103,692 | $106,260 | $108,936 | $111,660 | $114,456 | $117,336 | $120,288 | $123,276 | $126,384 | $129,564 | $132,780 | $136,092 | $139,500 | $143,004 | $146,592 | $150,264 | $154,008 | $155,940 | $157,872 | $159,828 | $161,796 | $165,840 | $167,904 | $169,980 |
| Monthly | $8,641 | $8,855 | $9,078 | $9,305 | $9,538 | $9,778 | $10,024 | $10,273 | $10,532 | $10,797 | $11,065 | $11,341 | $11,625 | $11,917 | $12,216 | $12,522 | $12,834 | $12,995 | $13,156 | $13,319 | $13,483 | $13,820 | $13,992 | $14,165 |
| Hourly | $49.66 | $50.89 | $52.17 | $53.48 | $54.82 | $56.20 | $57.61 | $59.04 | $60.53 | $62.05 | $63.59 | $65.18 | $66.81 | $68.49 | $70.21 | $71.97 | $73.76 | $74.68 | $75.61 | $76.55 | $77.49 | $79.43 | $80.41 | $81.41 |
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
Provides nursing consultative and educational services in public health nursing to community health agencies and professional organizations in State and to related programs within the Department of Health.
Examples of the work
Provides consultant services in public health nursing to local public and private agencies; Counsel’s local health personnel in planning programs and distribution of nursing services according to local health needs; Participates with program directors in planning, implementing, and evaluating public health programs at State Health Department level; Through local health departments, collaborates with citizen groups and health personnel in studying planning, and implementing community health programs; Writes educational materials relative to public health and nursing for use in State Health Department programs or for publication; Promotes educational programs for nurses throughout State and pa ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's degree either in nursing, including or supplemented by approved curriculum in public health nursing or in public health from a university program approved by the American Public Health Association AND two years of experience in public health nursing in an administrative, supervisory, consultant, or teaching capacity. In addition, specialist positions require completion of course in specialty and/or one year of experience in field of specialization. Note: A valid Washington State license to practice as a registered professional nurse Is required.
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.