Animal Technician Supervisor pay range
State of Washington · class code 525H
- Class code
- 525H
- Salary range
- 43
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Animal Technician Supervisor is $47,004 to $62,880 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 525H.
- 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 43 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 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 |
| Monthly | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 |
| Hourly | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 |
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
Supervise animal technicians in the operation of a centralized animal facility.
Examples of the work
With delegated authority, interview and recommend selection of applicants, train new employees, assign and schedule work, act upon leave requests, conduct annual performance evaluations and recommend disciplinary action; Direct and coordinate in-service training and education program for animal technicians; Monitor the use of surgical facilities and treatment rooms; ensure cleanliness, sanitation and vermin control; Maintain inventory of animal feed and supplies; initiate purchase requisitions as needed; Maintain animal records including records used for research purposes; Perform administrative tasks, e.g., preparation of cost schedules for animal care; Perform duties of Animal Technician 3 ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as an Animal Technician 3 or equivalent; OR Eighteen months of experience as an Animal Technician 3 or equivalent and satisfactory completion of an applicable advanced animal technician training course comparable to the program required for certification as an animal technician by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences; OR Eighteen months of experience as an Animal Technician 3 or equivalent and two years of college with coursework in animal or life science; OR A Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate discipline. 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.