Social Service Specialist 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 351R
- Class code
- 351R
- Salary range
- 65
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Social Service Specialist 5 is $80,496 to $108,228 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 351R.
- 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 65 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 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 |
| Monthly | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 |
| Hourly | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 |
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
Functions as the first-line supervisor of a unit of Social Service Specialists.
Examples of the work
Assigns, prioritizes, audits, and reviews work assignments to a unit of Social Service Specialists; provides consultation and direction in the handling of those cases; delegates duties to subordinate staff as appropriate; schedules unit staff to ensure maximum service to clients, while meeting staff needs; Effectively recommends hires and trains new and existing professional staff in the law, policies and procedures governing their job assignments; arranges for formal agency training related to specific job assignments and career development planning; trains staff in gathering accurate and complete information, organizing information, and case decision making; Sets expectations for performan ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 4, OR Two years of experience as a Social Service Specialist 3, OR 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 one year of paid social service experience equivalent to a Social Service Specialist 3, OR A Bachelor's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, criminal law/justice or an allied field, and five years of paid social service experience performing functions equivalent to a Social Service Specialist 2.
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.