Public Health Advisor 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 283O
- Class code
- 283O
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Public Health Advisor 2 is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 283O.
- 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 53 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 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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
Within the Department of Social and Health Services or the Department of Health, advises and consults with local health departmental personnel and other governmental officials, State institutional care officials, health and residential care providers, other health care professionals and the public on public health issues and practices; and/or conducts field surveys of health or residential care facilities, correctional facilities, or other sites and evaluates them according to public health program requirements. Initiates corrective and enforcement action at the site.
Examples of the work
Advises staff in local and other governmental agencies, State institutional care officials, health and residential care providers, other health care professionals, and the public concerning the enforcement of and compliance with State and Federal regulations; provides technical assistance and consultation regarding environmental health principles and general policies and procedures as they apply to: air quality, chemical hazards, drinking water, food protection, groundwater protection, hazardous waste, health care facilities, injury control, institutional facilities, noise, personal living environments, shellfish protection, solid waste, toxic substances, vector control, wastewater, and wate ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's degree in public health, environmental health, or allied science with a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours in a natural or physical science and two years of professional experience in public health. OR A Bachelor's degree in public health, environmental health, or allied science with a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours in a natural or physical science and four years of professional experience in public health including two years in a consultative, supervisory, administrative, or advisory capacity. OR A Doctoral degree in public health, environmental health, or allied science.
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.