Agricultural Research Technologist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 570E
- Class code
- 570E
- Salary range
- 38
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Agricultural Research Technologist 1 is $41,820 to $55,596 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 570E.
- 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 38 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 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 |
| Monthly | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 |
| Hourly | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 |
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
Under specific direction, performs entry-level scientific and technical duties in support of research and investigates studies concerning biological, chemical and physical sciences as applied to agriculture.
Examples of the work
Conducts standardized experimental tests including the collection, recording and summarization of data; Collects animal, plant and soil samples; Assists in animal surgery and plant dissection; Performs standardized and repetitive technical procedures, routine diagnostic tests, and mathematical calculations; Prepares reagents, solutions, cultures, media, fertilizers and feeds, etc., in accordance with established formulae; Cultivates bacteria, insects, fungi, viruses and tissue cultures; Catalogues materials in accordance with standardized scientific procedures; Operates, calibrates, and maintains a variety of technical analytical equipment and instrumentation to examine and measure biologica ...
Minimum qualifications
Baccalaureate Degree in the applied, biological, chemical, physical or agricultural sciences; OR Four years of full-time experience as a Technical Farm Laborer, or equivalent. Equivalent education/experience.
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.