Clinical/Medical Technologist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 508G
- Class code
- 508G
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Clinical/Medical Technologist 3 is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 508G.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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
Leads Clinical/Medical Technologist 1s and/or 2s. Evaluates the performance of fellows, residents, students, and subordinate staff. Develops and evaluates methodologies and procedures.
Examples of the work
Plans, schedules, assigns, supervises and coordinates work of medical technologists, technicians and assistants; Evaluates and documents the performance of post-doctoral fellows, residents, medical students, and medical technology students during training; Reviews and evaluates test results; consults with physicians concerning critical or abnormal findings; Assures quality control standards are met and documented; troubleshoots methods and instrumentation; Develops and evaluates new methodologies; writes, reviews and revises technical procedures; Assists during autopsies; preserves, describes and catalogs autopsy material; Performs histology and neuropathology work in preparing human and ani ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology with a curriculum accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association AND three years of professional experience including one year as a Clinical Technologist 2 or equivalent AND Certification with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists or equivalent, or certification with a special organization field appropriate to the laboratory division OR 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.