Psychiatric Social Worker 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 352K
- Class code
- 352K
- Salary range
- 68
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Psychiatric Social Worker 3 is $82,440 to $116,544 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 352K.
- 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 68 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 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 |
| Monthly | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 |
| Hourly | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 |
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 | $86,688 | $116,544 | per year |
| Teamsters | $82,440 | $110,952 | 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
This is the supervisory or senior/specialist level of the series. Positions at this level are responsible for one or more of the following: Supervising lower level Psychiatric Social Workers and performs professional psychiatric social work in an institution or clinic; Providing professional psychiatric social work to one or more assigned units or wards consisting of 70 to 150 residents; Providing professional psychiatric social work to assist incarcerated individuals in adjusting to the institution and reentry into the community; Providing professional psychiatric social work services to assist individuals transitioning from state hospitals or incarceration into home and community based settings; Serving as the designated psychiatric social worker member of an inter or multi-disciplinary treatment team.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, directs and coordinates work of professional and clerical assistants engaged in psychiatric social work at a mental hospital, juvenile training school, child guidance center, alcoholism treatment clinic, or unit within a Division of Developmental Disabilities residential facility; Supervises, trains and evaluates work of subordinate psychiatric social workers; Obtains socio psychiatric histories of patients, residents or students; interprets findings; Consults with supervisor, psychiatrists, physicians, nursing supervisors and other staff members in cooperative planning of case treatment; formulates diagnosis and treatment plans for alcoholics; Meets with incarcerated indiv ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's degree from approved school of social work. AND Two years of experience in counseling mentally or emotionally disturbed individuals. Note: A degree in social work must be from an educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Special requirements
Per RCW 18.320.010, at least a bachelor’s degree from a social work educational program accredited by the council on social work education is required to practice social work. There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification.
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.