Early Childhood Program Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 256A
- Class code
- 256A
- Salary range
- 36
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Early Childhood Program Specialist 1 is $39,924 to $52,872 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 256A.
- 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 36 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 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 |
| Monthly | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 |
| Hourly | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 |
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
This is the entry level of the series. Positions typically work under direct supervision, performing entry level work following clearly defined work procedures and priorities. Duties include performing classroom work such as recording enrollment; preparing and organizing materials used by children for their projects; and monitoring activities such as nap times, free time, snacks, and lunches.
Examples of the work
Prepares materials and equipment under the direction of a teacher, program manager, or other staff; stores and maintains educational equipment and materials; Assists with preparation, presentation, and clean up of projects and activities such as art projects, stories, songs, outdoor activities, and bulletin boards; Assists in ensuring that children are involved in activities suited to their immediate emotional, social, intellectual, and physical needs; provides activity options to children; Assists in serving and cleaning up after snacks and lunches; assists in child guidance; monitors nap times, free time, field trips, and transition between activities; Assists with the maintenance of a hea ...
Minimum qualifications
There are no qualifications/skills or competencies identified at this level.
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.