Data Science & Informatics Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 501N
- Class code
- 501N
- Salary range
- 76
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Data Science & Informatics Specialist 3 is $105,612 to $142,020 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 501N.
- 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 76 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 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 | $131,868 | $135,192 | $138,552 | $142,020 |
| Monthly | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 | $10,989 | $11,266 | $11,546 | $11,835 |
| Hourly | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 | $63.16 | $64.75 | $66.36 | $68.02 |
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 within the class series concept and performs three or more of the following: • Independently plans, leads and/or oversees several medium to large complex data science or informatics projects in collaboration with internal and external partners. • Serves as a technical expert of data science and/or informatics in their review and evaluation of the work of other Data Science & Informatics Specialists. • Is a first-line supervisor that directs the work of a singular team/unit comprised of Data Science & Informatics Specialists. • Is responsible for the oversight of the development of fully automated data pipelines that integrate information from various enterprise data sources.
Examples of the work
Contributes to agency-wide informatics practices, such as interoperability across the agency, data standards across multiple program areas, or implementation of program criteria for multiple program areas; Develops roadmaps/strategies to advance information exchange over time; analyzes and provides assessment of state and federal policies impacting interoperability and systems; Designs and develops core metrics reports to help track program policies in meeting strategic goals; Consults on informatics solutions and decision-support mechanisms to support staff and departments and their information management needs within various contexts; Using statistical reasoning and established quality con ...
Minimum qualifications
Master’s degree in informatics, data science, mathematics, computer science, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or related technical or quantitative field, and one (1) year of experience performing data science or informatics data work. OR Bachelor’s degree in informatics, data science, mathematics, computer science, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or related technical or quantitative field, and three (3) years 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.