Baker 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 674M
- Class code
- 674M
- Salary range
- 39
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Baker 2 is $42,780 to $56,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 674M.
- 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 39 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 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 |
| Monthly | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 |
| Hourly | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 |
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
Supervises or leads Bakers 1 or teaches inmates of correctional institutions and performs skilled baking work at an institution.
Examples of the work
Supervises and instructs bakers or patients, students, or inmates in baking operations and cleaning area and equipment; Adjusts recipes to conform to resident population changes, needs and unit costs; supervises distribution and storage of baked goods; Maintains standards of safety and sanitation; Inventories and requisitions baking supplies; Operates baking equipment and machines; Weighs and mixes ingredients for bread; weighs and molds bread dough; bakes bread; Weighs ingredients and mixes cake, pie and pastry dough; rolls pie shells and prepares fruits, fillings and icings; prepares desserts; Maintains records; makes reports; Performs other work as required.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a baker or Food Service Aide with training in baking or completion of a course in baking in the military services or a vocational school may be substituted for one year of experience Possession of a food handler’s permit
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Baker 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $20.97 | $29.68 | $43,618 to $61,734 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.