Agricultural Research Technologist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 570G
- Class code
- 570G
- Salary range
- 45
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Agricultural Research Technologist 3 is $49,296 to $66,072 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 570G.
- 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 45 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 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 |
| Monthly | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 |
| Hourly | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 |
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
Performs senior level research and investigative duties under the general direction of a prime investigator or research scientist(s) in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences as applied to agriculture and/or supervises a specialized large scale facility supporting natural resource research or a practicing scientist.
Examples of the work
Selects methods, procedures and sites to meet objectives of study plan; develops technical recording and reporting procedures; trains and supervises personnel in survey, sampling, reporting, analysis and other project tasks; samples, analyzes and evaluates specific types of data; takes action or makes recommendations based on preliminary interpretation of data; Designs and carries out experiments; evaluates, modifies and applies related methods, procedures and techniques developed by others in specialized area of study; selects, interprets and applies technical guidelines where precedents are not fully applicable; Acts as technical authority in area of expertise providing technical consultat ...
Minimum qualifications
Baccalaureate Degree in the applied, biological, chemical, physical or agri¬cultural sciences AND two years of experience as an Agricultural Research Technologist 2 OR 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.