Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 308E
- Class code
- 308E
- Salary range
- 62
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Specialist 2 is $74,748 to $100,488 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 308E.
- 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
Provides professional speech, language, and/or audiology services to individuals with typical and complex 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
Performs evaluations of patients with moderate and complex diagnoses; Plans and provides for evaluation and treatment of assigned patient caseload; Directs and evaluates speech-language or audiology students; Collaborates with supervisor, manager, or director to develop and lead program development, process improvement or quality improvement projects for the department; Mentors students and new staff members; Performs the duties of the lower levels within the series; Performs other work as required.
Minimum qualifications
In addition to the identified legal requirements above: A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association AND Two years of experience as a speech pathologist, audiologist, or equivalent. 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.