Occupational Nurse Consultant pay range
State of Washington · class code 285N
- Class code
- 285N
- Salary range
- 70N
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Occupational Nurse Consultant is $91,704 to $154,008 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 285N.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which bargaining unit covers the position.
- 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 70N 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 | $91,704 | $93,960 | $96,264 | $98,724 | $101,160 | $103,692 | $106,260 | $108,936 | $111,660 | $114,456 | $117,336 | $120,288 | $123,276 | $126,384 | $129,564 | $132,780 | $136,092 | $137,796 | $139,500 | $141,252 | $143,004 | $146,592 | $148,428 | $150,264 |
| Monthly | $7,642 | $7,830 | $8,022 | $8,227 | $8,430 | $8,641 | $8,855 | $9,078 | $9,305 | $9,538 | $9,778 | $10,024 | $10,273 | $10,532 | $10,797 | $11,065 | $11,341 | $11,483 | $11,625 | $11,771 | $11,917 | $12,216 | $12,369 | $12,522 |
| Hourly | $43.92 | $45.00 | $46.10 | $47.28 | $48.45 | $49.66 | $50.89 | $52.17 | $53.48 | $54.82 | $56.20 | $57.61 | $59.04 | $60.53 | $62.05 | $63.59 | $65.18 | $65.99 | $66.81 | $67.65 | $68.49 | $70.21 | $71.09 | $71.97 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $91,704 | $150,264 | per year |
| Teamsters | $93,960 | $154,008 | per year |
The listing prints a separate range for classes covered by a bargaining agreement. Which one applies depends on the employee's unit.
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 consultation to secure and maintain health care for injured workers under Labor and Industries' Industrial Insurance program. Assesses and classifies patients' health care needs. Evaluates the quality and quantity of health care provided. Provides medical education and support for adjudication staff in the claims administration training unit.
Examples of the work
Identifies the existence of injured workers' needs emphasizing the injured worker as an individual; assists the injured worker to move toward independence within the limitations of his/her disabilities; Prepares periodic reports and appropriate correspondence on all health care aspects of the State's Industrial Insurance program; reviews and evaluates the quality and quantity of health care needed by and provided to individual injured workers; reports instances of provider contract noncompliance to Occupational Nurse Consultant Supervisor; Provides consultative services to members of other professional disciplines relevant to improving and maintaining standards of injured worker care; acts a ...
Minimum qualifications
A valid Washington State license to practice as a registered professional nurse AND three years of clinical or functional nursing experience AND two years of consultative, administrative or supervisory experience over registered nursing staff or other health care professionals. A Bachelor's degree will substitute for the two years of administrative, consultative or supervisory experience. A Master's degree in a health care field will substitute for one year of nursing 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.