Youth Academy Counseling & Coordinator Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 355S
- Class code
- 355S
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Youth Academy Counseling & Coordinator Specialist 1 is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 355S.
- 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 46 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 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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
Positions at this level are responsible for case management. This includes coordinating the WYA mentoring programs such as screening and interviewing mentor applicants, providing training to potential mentors and maintains regular contacts with them individually and collectively, tracking mentorship activities during the 52-week post-residential phase, and supporting ongoing WYA participant/mentor relationships upon completion of the residential program requirement.
Examples of the work
Assists in developing/maintaining the recruiting/advertising program, processing WYA participant/mentor applications, and tracking program graduates; Participates in screening and interviewing applicants to the WYA and assist in selecting candidates who have the best chance of success in meeting their individual and program goals; Participates in screening and interviewing mentor applicants and ensure all required application documents are accurate and complete and mentors accepted into the program meet all requirements prior to the in-processing start date; Provides required training to mentors and maintain regular contact with them individually and collectively; Supports and facilitates th ...
Minimum qualifications
An Associates or higher level degree OR Experience in casework, counseling, social services, teaching, marketing, public relations, human resource management, planning, directing and / or facilitating youth group activities, or experience in a related field will substitute for education on a year for year basis.
Special requirements
Individuals working with at-risk youth in a residential setting must take and pass pre-employment and periodic drug tests as outlined by Agency policies and procedures.
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.