Psychology Associate pay range
State of Washington · class code 362B
- Class code
- 362B
- Salary range
- 68
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Psychology Associate is $86,688 to $116,544 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 362B.
- 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.
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 journey, working or occupational level of the series. Subject to supervision or general review and consultation of a licensed psychologist, positions serve as one or more of the following: Responsible for a program, project or system within an institution; positions may provide direct psychological services to clients in addition to coordinating, monitoring and managing the assigned program, project or system. Serves as the psychology specialist for an institutional training, reception/admissions, pre-vocational/vocational, violent geriatric behavior modification program, or to a multidisciplinary team within a correctional facility or state institution hospital. Functions as primary therapist, providing assessment, diagnostic, treatment, and crisis services for all those with a mental health condition while incarcerated.
Examples of the work
Performs research on causation factors in mental illness, retardation, effectiveness of therapy and therapeutic technique improvements; As a diagnostic/admissions specialist tests, evaluates, diagnoses and determines mental level and emotional adjustment of newly committed inmates and residents; writes reports; provides consultation to treatment and custody staff; As a training unit specialist: instructs staff in psychological treatment and training methods for entire population of institution; monitors performance of direct care staff and determines training needs; evaluates and modifies training programs; supervises students; As head of an institution-wide program/project: plans, monitors ...
Minimum qualifications
A Doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited school or department of psychology.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Psychology Associate in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $21.14 | $38.08 | $43,981 to $79,200 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.