Data Science & Informatics Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 501O
- Class code
- 501O
- Salary range
- 79
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Data Science & Informatics Specialist 4 is $113,736 to $152,904 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 501O.
- 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 79 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 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 | $131,868 | $135,192 | $138,552 | $142,020 | $145,548 | $149,244 | $152,904 |
| Monthly | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 | $10,989 | $11,266 | $11,546 | $11,835 | $12,129 | $12,437 | $12,742 |
| Hourly | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 | $63.16 | $64.75 | $66.36 | $68.02 | $69.71 | $71.48 | $73.23 |
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 is a second-line supervisor responsible for the oversight of a section/program comprised of teams of data science and/or informatics staff; or serves as the primary delegated data scientist or informatician, with the highest level of technical subject matter expertise, for the division/office/department within an organization.
Examples of the work
Develops roadmaps/strategies to advance information exchange over time; analyzes and provides feedback to external partners regarding state and federal policies impacting interoperability and systems; As an agency expert in data science and informatics, collaborates with IT professionals in the development, implementation, configuration, enhancement, upgrading, and maintenance of industry-specific-related information systems; Collaborates to design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support staff and departments and their information management needs within various contexts; Is involved in ...
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in informatics, data science, mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, or other technical or quantitative related field, and two (2) years 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 four (4) years of experience performing data science or informatics data work. OR Equivalent years of relevant experience. AND Demonstrated leadership experience developing data-oriented products and processes.
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.