Bindery Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 206N
- Class code
- 206N
- Salary range
- 34G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Bindery Specialist 1 is $43,836 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 206N.
- 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 34G in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 7 steps, and this class starts at step G rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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 routine, entry level bindery work in a high volume, large format (over 22”) offset print shop.
Examples of the work
Under supervision, operates bindery equipment such as single head and multiple head drills, counting machines, hand stitchers, GBC punches, spiral comb, padding machine, shrink wrapper, laminator, thermal binder, string and banding machines, and postage meter; Collates material by hand; Performs hand bindery work; Packages finished material; Assists higher level Bindery Specialists with the feeding, take off, quality inspection, and boxing off of such equipment as saddle stitch trimmer, collator, adhesive perfect binders, Scitex and videojet labelers, inserting machines, cutters, and folding machines; Performs other duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent AND One year of experience in a production facility. 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.