Social Service Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 351M
- Class code
- 351M
- Salary range
- 62
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Social Service Specialist 4 is $74,748 to $100,488 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 351M.
- 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 62 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 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 |
| Monthly | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 |
| Hourly | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 |
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
Positions at this level serve as a lead worker and perform advanced level specialized case management conducting investigations of abandonment, abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, personal exploitation or self-neglect of vulnerable adults and children and prepares court reports, and referrals.
Examples of the work
Provides training, mentoring, feedback and consultation on technical issues, concerns and policies and procedures to staff who conduct assessment, service planning and investigations in the community and licensed and/or certified settings; In the supervisor’s absence attends meetings and provides supervisory coverage; Interprets and presents state and federal regulations to clients and families, established boards, citizen groups, providers/vendors and others concerned and involved with vulnerable individuals; Conducts interviews in high risk, volatile situations posing a high risk of danger, including interviewing alleged perpetrators; Provides training and monitoring and conducts quality a ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 3 OR Three years of experience as a Social Service Specialist 2 OR A Bachelor’s degree or higher in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, criminal law/justice or an allied field and four years of experience as a Social Service Specialist 2 OR A Master’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, criminal law/justice or an allied field and two years of paid social service experience equivalent to a Social Service Specialist 2. NOTE: A two-year Master's degree in one of the above fields that included a practicum may be substituted for one year of paid social service 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.