Anatomic Pathology Technician Trainee pay range
State of Washington · class code 315E
- Class code
- 315E
- Salary range
- 38
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Anatomic Pathology Technician Trainee is $41,820 to $55,596 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 315E.
- 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
Participate in on-the-job training preparing specimens for examination by microscope, instrumentation, computer, and current methodology.
Examples of the work
Participate in on-the-job training to learn to: Perform pathology procedures in assigned service such as histology, flow cytometry, renal biopsy, electron microscopy, autopsy, molecular pathology, and immunocytochemistry; Monitor and perform quality control of specimens; notify supervisor of improperly handled specimens; identify problems, take corrective action; Perform histology procedures pertaining to preparation of microscopic slides, such as processing, embedding, microtomy, hematoxylin and eosin (H & E) staining, special staining, and coverslipping slides; Process specimens; cut thick and thin sections; process photographic prints; Assist in the autopsy for removal of organs; prepare ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation AND Six semester hours (9 quarter hours) of biological and physical science 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.