Salary and Benefits
Selected fellows who accept positions with OFMHS are appointed as non-permanent Washington State employees, each as a Psychology Associate. The current salary for postdoctoral fellows is approximately $90,000, with employment benefits, holidays, and leave time. Additional benefits are listed on the Office of Financial Services website and include health insurance, four vacation hours and four sick leave hours accrued each bimonthly pay period, and liability coverage for onsite professional activities. Limited authorized leave time for training activities is possible, but not guaranteed. This fellowship is a one-year, full-time position with an expected work week of 40 hours. Flexible schedules are offered on an as-needed basis to accommodate travel and court deadlines. We offer a hybrid work schedule (with both in-person and work-from-home), depending on the rotation and training needs. We are happy to discuss updates to this information during the interview process.
Currently, we anticipate being able to offer up to six fellowship positions for the 2025-2026 training year, available between the Tacoma area and Spokane area locations. While the training curriculum and employment benefits remain the same regardless of location, some opportunities may vary year to year depending on both location and availability.
Each fellow will have a work area and access to various forensic textbooks and resources located within the department. Each fellow will also have a work cell phone and a desktop computer with word processing software and access to printers, email, central computing resources (for example, patient files), and the internet.
Licensure
Obtaining licensure in psychology during the fellowship year is considered the fellow’s individual responsibility, in Washington and/or any other states in which the fellow intends to practice. We strongly encourage fellows to submit their initial applications for licensure as soon as possible, as Washington does not have a postdoctoral hours requirement. Our department resources include EPPP study materials from previous years, and we are typically able to provide current EPPP study materials (both texts and online access) to fellows.