Psychiatric Youth Counselor 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 348P
- Class code
- 348P
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Psychiatric Youth Counselor 4 is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 348P.
- 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 58 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 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 |
| Monthly | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 |
| Hourly | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 |
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
Supervises Psychiatric Youth Counselors in a psychiatric treatment setting for severely emotionally, behaviorally, and psychiatrically disturbed youth and adolescents.
Examples of the work
As the supervisor, directs, assigns, and monitors the performance of all Psychiatric Youth Counselors; Has decision-making authority and consults with the clinical treatment team and medical staff when warranted; Provides leadership, supervision, orientation, and mentorship of assigned Psychiatric Youth Counselors; Facilitates ongoing competency assessment and evaluation of Psychiatric Youth Counselors; Monitors and supervises baseline staffing levels throughout the campus and contributes to overall staffing and attendance activities; Oversees ongoing educational and professional development activities of Psychiatric Youth Counselors; Oversees and supervises the overall execution of the trea ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree with major study in Social Sciences, Education, Recreation, Psychology or related field and two years of social service experience. OR One year as a Psychiatric Youth Counselor 3. 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.