Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 308D
- Class code
- 308D
- Salary range
- 60
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Specialist 1 is $71,136 to $95,676 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 308D.
- 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 60 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 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 |
| Monthly | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 |
| Hourly | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 |
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
Provides professional speech, language, and/or audiology services to individuals with swallowing, cognitive and communicative disabilities such as cognitive communication disorders, dysphagia, language or articulation disorders, hearing loss or impairments, dysfluency, voice disorders or motor speech disorders.
Examples of the work
Identifies and evaluates hearing, language, cognition, swallowing, communication and speech abilities using various diagnostic tools; Develops treatment programs in collaboration with physicians, speech pathologists, audiologists, psychologists, dietitians, respiratory therapists, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, counselors and/or teachers; Confers with family, clinical personnel, teachers, and other professional staff in the evaluation, treatment, and progression of clients; Provides non-medical rehabilitation services to persons when appropriate, including: hearing aid selection, fitting and training procedures, use of auditory training equipment, application of audiom ...
Minimum qualifications
In addition to the identified legal requirements above: A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 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.