Animal Technician 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 525F
- Class code
- 525F
- Salary range
- 36
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Animal Technician 2 is $39,924 to $52,872 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 525F.
- 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 36 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 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 |
| Monthly | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 |
| Hourly | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 |
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
Care for and propagate animals for laboratory use; provide custodial care for animals and animal facilities.
Examples of the work
Breed, raise and tend animals such as white mice, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, cattle, horses, pigs, monkeys, etc.; Maintain inoculated animals separately from uncontaminated ones; observe precautions to avoid cross-contamination; label all cages with proper codes; Observe animals; recognize and report early manifestations of disease such as labored breathing or lethargy and sores; Restrain animals for examination or injection; collect urine and/or fecal samples as directed; Perform preventive animal health care duties such as tooth cleaning and nail trimming; treat animals for external parasites; Perform duties of Animal Technician 1; Operate cage washers, autoclaves and/or incinerators ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as an Animal Technician 1 or equivalent; OR Six months of experience as an Animal Technician 1 or equivalent and satisfactory completion of an approved animal technician training course; OR Six months of experience as an Animal Technician 1 or equivalent and two years of college with major study in animal or life science. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.