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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Washington

Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources lists 6 job classes for this work in the Washington state pay plan: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1–4, Rehabilitation Counselor 1–2.

$51,600 – $108,228
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$58,050
median pay in WA, all employers
5,440
workers in WA (SOC 21-1015)

Sources: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Washington state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Washington sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1
Class 353K · class description
Grade 47
$51,600 – $69,348 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $51,600 a year
  • Step B: $52,872 a year
  • Step C: $54,204 a year
  • Step D: $55,596 a year
  • Step E: $56,952 a year
  • Step F: $58,392 a year
  • Step G: $59,760 a year
  • Step H: $61,332 a year
  • Step I: $62,880 a year
  • Step J: $64,512 a year
  • Step K: $66,072 a year
  • Step L: $67,704 a year
  • Step M: $69,348 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 2
Class 353L · class description
Grade 51
$56,952 – $76,608 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $56,952 a year
  • Step B: $58,392 a year
  • Step C: $59,760 a year
  • Step D: $61,332 a year
  • Step E: $62,880 a year
  • Step F: $64,512 a year
  • Step G: $66,072 a year
  • Step H: $67,704 a year
  • Step I: $69,348 a year
  • Step J: $71,136 a year
  • Step K: $72,900 a year
  • Step L: $74,748 a year
  • Step M: $76,608 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 3
Class 353M · class description
Grade 53
$59,760 – $80,496 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $59,760 a year
  • Step B: $61,332 a year
  • Step C: $62,880 a year
  • Step D: $64,512 a year
  • Step E: $66,072 a year
  • Step F: $67,704 a year
  • Step G: $69,348 a year
  • Step H: $71,136 a year
  • Step I: $72,900 a year
  • Step J: $74,748 a year
  • Step K: $76,608 a year
  • Step L: $78,504 a year
  • Step M: $80,496 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 4
Class 353N · class description
Grade 57
$66,072 – $88,788 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $66,072 a year
  • Step B: $67,704 a year
  • Step C: $69,348 a year
  • Step D: $71,136 a year
  • Step E: $72,900 a year
  • Step F: $74,748 a year
  • Step G: $76,608 a year
  • Step H: $78,504 a year
  • Step I: $80,496 a year
  • Step J: $82,440 a year
  • Step K: $84,528 a year
  • Step L: $86,688 a year
  • Step M: $88,788 a year
Rehabilitation Counselor 1
Class 353E · class description
Grade 61
$72,900 – $98,064 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $72,900 a year
  • Step B: $74,748 a year
  • Step C: $76,608 a year
  • Step D: $78,504 a year
  • Step E: $80,496 a year
  • Step F: $82,440 a year
  • Step G: $84,528 a year
  • Step H: $86,688 a year
  • Step I: $88,788 a year
  • Step J: $91,104 a year
  • Step K: $93,288 a year
  • Step L: $95,676 a year
  • Step M: $98,064 a year
Rehabilitation Counselor 2
Class 353F · class description
Grade 65
$80,496 – $108,228 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $80,496 a year
  • Step B: $82,440 a year
  • Step C: $84,528 a year
  • Step D: $86,688 a year
  • Step E: $88,788 a year
  • Step F: $91,104 a year
  • Step G: $93,288 a year
  • Step H: $95,676 a year
  • Step I: $98,064 a year
  • Step J: $100,488 a year
  • Step K: $102,996 a year
  • Step L: $105,612 a year
  • Step M: $108,228 a year

Schedule: General Service Salary Schedule. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Washington, all employers Sourced

Rehabilitation Counselors (SOC 21-1015) in Washington, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureWA
Workers5,440
10th percentile$46,050
Median$58,050
90th percentile$84,500
National median, government employers$64,170

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor page.

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