Nursing Consultation Advisor pay range
State of Washington · class code 285W
- Class code
- 285W
- Salary range
- 79N
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Nursing Consultation Advisor is $114,456 to $187,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 285W.
- 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 79N 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 | $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 | $157,872 | $161,796 | $165,840 | $169,980 | $172,116 | $174,240 | $176,400 | $178,584 | $183,048 | $185,328 | $187,608 |
| Monthly | $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 | $13,156 | $13,483 | $13,820 | $14,165 | $14,343 | $14,520 | $14,700 | $14,882 | $15,254 | $15,444 | $15,634 |
| Hourly | $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 | $75.61 | $77.49 | $79.43 | $81.41 | $82.43 | $83.45 | $84.48 | $85.53 | $87.67 | $88.76 | $89.85 |
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
Advises program administrators on matters relating to community or institutional nursing services within various programs of State Department of Social and Health Services.
Examples of the work
Assists Chief, Division of Nursing, in formulation of division policies, development of nursing standards, selection and evaluation of personnel, and supervision of coordination of nursing consultation services; Assists nursing consultants in planning and developing nursing services in various programs in Department; works in field with consultant as necessary; Plans and conducts in‑service education for staff of Division of Nursing; confers with program directors and nursing consultants regarding nursing staff educational needs; Identifies nursing educational needs for service personnel within State; promotes educational programs; participates in planning and conducting educational programs ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's degree in public health or in nursing AND three years of experience in public health or institutional nursing in an administrative, supervisory, teaching or consultant capacity. Note: A valid Washington State license to practice as a registered professional nurse is required. Selective certification is authorized for specialization 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.