Psychologist - Forensic Evaluator pay range
State of Washington · class code 362F
- Class code
- 362F
- Salary range
- 81
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Psychologist - Forensic Evaluator is $119,460 to $160,692 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 362F.
- 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 81 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 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 | $131,868 | $135,192 | $138,552 | $142,020 | $145,548 | $149,244 | $152,904 | $156,732 | $160,692 |
| Monthly | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 | $10,989 | $11,266 | $11,546 | $11,835 | $12,129 | $12,437 | $12,742 | $13,061 | $13,391 |
| Hourly | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 | $63.16 | $64.75 | $66.36 | $68.02 | $69.71 | $71.48 | $73.23 | $75.06 | $76.96 |
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
Conducts psychological evaluations and provides expert testimony regarding criminally (RCW 10.77) and civilly (RCW 71.09) committed persons. Performs pre-trial evaluations to include competency, diminished capacity, sanity and dangerousness or performs post-sentence or adjudication evaluations of sexually violent predators. Forensic evaluations are performed in jails, state facilities and/or community settings.
Examples of the work
Performs forensic evaluations and provides testimony for the courts in accordance with RCW 10.77 and/or RCW 71.09; Provides expert testimony in court regarding evaluations, competency, sanity, diminished capacity, civil commitment under RCW 71.09 or risk assessment; explains and defends findings; Prepares forensic evaluation reports to the courts; Conducts comprehensive review of relevant criminal or civil information, records and history; Reviews case findings with prosecutors and defense counsel; provides case status reports; Documents all aspects of evaluation and case chronology; Conducts risk assessments; assesses patients for psychological testing needs; Administers, scores and interpr ...
Minimum qualifications
Three years of post-doctoral psychology experience working with forensic populations. Equivalent education/experience.
Special requirements
A Doctoral degree from an accredited school or department of clinical/counseling psychology and a valid Washington State license to practice as a professional psychologist. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S.
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.