Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 308G
- Class code
- 308G
- Salary range
- 72
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Specialist 4 is $95,676 to $128,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 308G.
- 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 72 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 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 |
| Monthly | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 |
| Hourly | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 |
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
In an institution, residential facility, or as a member of an interdisciplinary team, directs training in specialized programs in speech, language, and hearing services. Supervises and instructs speech pathologists, audiologists, students, and/or support staff.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, and directs the communication disorders services for identification and treatment of speech, language and hearing impaired individuals; confers with other staff to coordinate communication disorders services with those of other programs; establishes procedures for referrals to specialists within and outside the institution when appropriate; Establishes procedures to provide consultative services to other departments/agencies; Supervises and/or instructs speech pathology/audiology staff, students and/or support staff; assigns and schedules work, conducts annual performance evaluations, recommends disciplinary actions, acts upon leave requests; Conducts demonstration evaluati ...
Minimum qualifications
In addition to the identified legal requirements above: A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association AND Five years of experience as a speech language pathologist, audiologist, or equivalent, including one year of supervisory or administrative responsibilities. 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.