Dietitian 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 311E
- Class code
- 311E
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Dietitian 1 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 311E.
- 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 52 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 |
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
Performs professional level nutritional assessment, education and medical nutritional therapy and/or directs others in professional administrative dietetic services.
Examples of the work
Assesses special nutritional needs of patients, residents and clients; Assesses, evaluates, and prescribes modified/therapeutic diets; Acts as liaison between clinical dietitians and other clinical professional staff; Recommends to medical staff medication use or dosage to optimize nutritional therapy and address food and drug interaction for designated medications; Develops criteria and assesses patients with high risk nutritional issues (such as oncology, diabetes, dementia, eating disorders, allergies, substance abuse, etc.); Consults with occupational therapists, speech pathologists and/or nursing staff to determine safe food textures to prevent choking/aspiration; Serves as a member of ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master’s degree involving major study in food and nutrition or dietetics from an accredited dietetics program AND Registration as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or eligible for registration at the time of hire and pass the registration examination within one year of date of hire.
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
Dietitian 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $59,994 | $76,359 | $59,994 to $76,359 |
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.