Social Worker 1 - Academic Medical Centers pay range
State of Washington · class code 351E
- Class code
- 351E
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Social Worker 1 - Academic Medical Centers is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 351E.
- 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 51 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 | $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
As a member of a health care team, perform basic professional social work services and/or teach and consult with relevant staff regarding specific client/patient care and/or conduct research projects or studies.
Examples of the work
Consults with assigned health care teams regarding psychosocially focused aspects of client/patient care; Represents the Social Work Department with hospital, university, and community groups; Performs the duties of Social Work Resident; Performs related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
A Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council of Social Work Education AND six months of experience in a health care delivery system. OR Equivalent education/experience. Health care experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and/or employment 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.