Student Life Dean pay range
State of Washington · class code 257L
- Class code
- 257L
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Student Life Dean is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 257L.
- 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 42 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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
Supervises Student Life Counselors in providing effective programs for Washington State Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss students. Consults and participates with staff, parents and community in the development and maintenance of programs which foster physical, intellectual, emotional and social growth.
Examples of the work
Supervises and assists Student Life Counselors' development and implementation of student programming; serves on multidisciplinary team for admissions, IEPs and student staffings; Reviews performance and instructs staff in the training and caring of deaf students; evaluates, trains and counsels staff and volunteers; Reviews and approves staff assessment of student(s) behavior recommendations for programming, discipline or crisis intervention as needed; Intervenes with and counsels student(s) to resolve conflicts and/or provide information; makes referrals to support staff, outside agencies, and/or parents as needed; Acts as liaison with classroom and support staff to ensure consistency in st ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, human relations or related field AND three years of experience working in an instructional group setting with children, which includes one year of supervisory experience AND proficiency in sign language. Experience will be substituted, year for year, for the required Bachelor's degree. Education will be substituted for years of experience with the exception of the one year required supervisory experience. NOTE: For the purposes of this class, proficiency in sign language means the ability to fluently communicate in a sign language with deaf persons.
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.