Agricultural Commodity Inspector 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 568M
- Class code
- 568M
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Agricultural Commodity Inspector 5 is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 568M.
- 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 53 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 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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
This is the expert level of the series, designated as an audit specialist, certified seed specialist, or international export specialist. Positions serve as a subject matter expert for assigned area and advise program management and industry customers on related activities.
Examples of the work
Provides specialized technical services to federal counterparts and industry stakeholders through quality assurance of inspection, fumigation, and commodity packing certification as required by international trade agreements; Ensures proper onsite fumigation for export certification; process includes but is not limited to: maintaining official records, verifying actual fumigation chamber load volume does not exceed the maximum load allowed, confirming bin and lug quantity, confirming that only approved containers, liners and pads are in the chamber, taking random pulp temperatures and reports the results, recording ambient chamber air temperature, determining if fumigation dosages are accura ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree with major study in agronomy or closely allied field, AND Four years of experience performing inspections within a state fruit and vegetable inspection office or in the fruit and vegetable industry related to processing, marketing and testing; AND Auditor: Requisite experience must include at least three years’ experience performing regulatory agriculture services, Must receive approval from federal partners to participate in required 40 hours of auditor training and successful completion of three audits with a trainer; OR Export Specialist: Must possess specific licensure, such as fumigation license; Demonstrate successful completion of training through federal partners. ...
Special requirements
All positions require United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Authorized Certification Official (ACO) licensure.
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.