Data Science & Informatics Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 501L
- Class code
- 501L
- Salary range
- 68
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Data Science & Informatics Specialist 1 is $86,688 to $116,544 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 501L.
- 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 68 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 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 |
| Monthly | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 |
| Hourly | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 |
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
Position is either a data scientist or informatician as described in the class series concept, and participates in assignments and/or projects performing two or more of the following: • Assists in data collection, data validation, data cleaning, data analysis, preprocessing, and integration of structured and unstructured data from multiple sources. • Assists in the development of data algorithms, modeling, and statistical analysis. • Utilizes data visualization software. • Provide a knowledge and application information vocabularies, interoperability, and industry-specific data standards for how data must be stored, exchanged and protected. • Works collaboratively with higher level Data Science and Informatics Specialists, IT professionals, and business area staff on a data-driven project.
Examples of the work
The primary tasks may include data collection, data validation, preprocessing, and integration of structured and unstructured data from multiple sources to create products for modeling, statistical analysis, visualization, and other needs; Understands and applies industry-specific data, information vocabularies, and data standards to analyze complex data from multiple sources; Utilizes data visualization software; Utilizes knowledge of programming, such as R, SAS, SQL, Python; Supports efforts to leverage technology for efficient data management and processing; Adheres to agency data privacy rules and data security protocols; understands and follows applicable federal laws, state privacy rul ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree informatics, data science, mathematics, computer science, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or a related technical or quantitative field, and one (1) year of experience performing data science or informatics data work. OR Equivalent years of relevant experience. Experience working in a specialty area, such as public health or healthcare; and/or working with data visualization software and programming may be desired.
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.