Dietetic Technician pay range
State of Washington · class code 312G
- Class code
- 312G
- Salary range
- 38
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Dietetic Technician is $41,820 to $55,596 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 312G.
- 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 38 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 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 |
| Monthly | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 |
| Hourly | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 |
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
Provides technical assistance in food service management (such as recipe standardization, food procurement, catering and food production direction) or provides technical nutritional care (such as instruction in proper nutrition, evaluating patient diet history to determine risk category, and managing the nutritional care of assigned patients).
Examples of the work
Screens patients for level of nutritional care needed; interviews clients/patients for food preferences and to determine nutritional risk level and need for modified diet or other nutritional interventions; Assesses and manages the nutritional care of patients assigned; documents care provided in the medical record; collects all data needed utilizing medical record, laboratory reports, medical diagnosis, medications prescribed and health history; Instructs patients in proper nutrition; Calculates nutrient intakes of assigned patients; Selects, schedules and conducts orientation and in-service education programs; Responds to nutritional care questions from the public; Plans menus for patients ...
Minimum qualifications
An Associates Degree in dietetics, food and nutrition or food services administration which meets educational standards established by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics OR Eighteen months of experience inpatient nutritional care. 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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Dietetic Technician in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $12.98 | $22.75 | $27,007 to $47,316 |
| California | $3,914 | $4,903 | $46,968 to $58,836 |
| Florida | $34,760 | $43,108 | $34,760 to $43,108 |
| Louisiana | $29,744 | $53,602 | $29,744 to $53,602 |
| Ohio | $25.43 | $31.34 | $52,894 to $65,187 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.