Psychiatric Youth Counselor 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 348N
- Class code
- 348N
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Psychiatric Youth Counselor 2 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 348N.
- 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 52 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 |
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
Incumbents assist with activities of daily living, and model and implement evidence-based practices for a small caseload of patients, and situational counseling and supervision. Tasks are typically recurring and limited in scope and requires adequate level of knowledge and competency to work with psychiatric youth patients.
Examples of the work
Provides situational counseling, orientation, and mentorship to a caseload of patients; Models and implements evidence-based practices (i.e. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Collaborative Problem Solving, Positive Behavioral Support, Trauma Informed Care) and behavioral approaches under the supervision of a clinical treatment team; Monitors, communicates, and documents behavioral observations and patient progress towards treatment; Facilitates the development of child and adolescent social skills, problem-solving and decision-making skills; Assists patients with activities of daily living based on developmentally age appropriate approaches; Functions as a patient advocate and mentor for a sma ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Social Sciences, Education, Recreation, Psychology, or related field. OR Satisfactory completion of two years of college, preferably with emphasis in one of the social sciences AND Two years of experience working with individuals in a psychiatric, mental health or health care setting OR Successful completion of in-training plan OR Equivalent education/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.