Early Childhood Program Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 256B
- Class code
- 256B
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Early Childhood Program Specialist 2 is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 256B.
- 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 42 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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 journey level of the series. Positions at this level work under general supervision. Positions direct educational activities of children including presenting basic developmental materials, provide child development information to parents as necessary, and perform attendant clerical procedures.
Examples of the work
Directs children in educational activities as well as during lunch, nap time, free time, field trips, and transition between activities and playground periods; Prepares materials for presentation to children under the direction of a teacher, program manager, or other staff; Assists teacher, program manager, and other staff in assessing the progress of each child; Receives visitors and telephone inquiries; explains procedures and program routine; Receives materials, supplies and clothing brought to the early childhood program; Presents basic developmental materials to children and encourages individual work and development; guides children for specified periods when the teacher, program manag ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require one year of experience in an early childhood program AND thirty quarter credit hours in early childhood development/education/special education. OR 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.