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Residential Rehabilitation Counselor 3 pay range

State of Washington · class code 347G

$56,952 to $76,608 per year$56,952$76,608MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $66,780 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of Washington

Class code
347G
Salary range
51
Pay unit
Year
State
Washington

Step progression

Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 51 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.

BasisABCDEFGHIJKLM
Annual$56,952$58,392$59,760$61,332$62,880$64,512$66,072$67,704$69,348$71,136$72,900$74,748$76,608
Monthly$4,746$4,866$4,980$5,111$5,240$5,376$5,506$5,642$5,779$5,928$6,075$6,229$6,384
Hourly$27.28$27.97$28.62$29.37$30.11$30.90$31.64$32.43$33.21$34.07$34.91$35.80$36.69

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

Under the supervision of a Residential Rehabilitation Counselor 4 leads subordinate Residential Rehabilitation Counselors in the implementation of the therapeutic environment or milieu through effective management of treatment plans, proactive interventions, one-on-one engagements, observation, and the monitoring and tracking of residents’ behaviors. These positions complete documentation to include observation reports, progress notes, behavioral tracking spreadsheets, incident reports and behavior management reports.

Examples of the work

Functions as a lead worker on a designated residential living unit; leads subordinate staff in handling day-to-day operations of the unit; takes charge and gives direction in emergent situations; acts as a liaison between supervisory, professional, and other staff to maintain necessary and appropriate communications relating to treatment plan implementation, policies, procedures, resident information, etc.; facilitates appropriate follow-up action(s); provides input on unit operations, staff scheduling and duty assignments; assesses subordinate RRC staff performance of their work and contributes to performance evaluations; Participates as a member of multi-disciplinary teams responsible for ...

Minimum qualifications

Two years of experience providing direct care in a residential or in-patient behavioral health setting. OR One year of experience as a supervisor/lead worker and one years of experience providing direct care in a residential or in-patient behavioral health setting. 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.

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