Electron Microscope Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 314A
- Class code
- 314A
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Electron Microscope Technician 1 is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 314A.
- 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 46 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 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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
Under general supervision, perform all routine laboratory and photographic procedures in electron microscopy.
Examples of the work
Performs photographic and darkroom procedures; Assists, guides, and instructs technicians and/or student helpers in procedures; Organizes and maintains files of blocks, slides, sections, and research data; Assists in the operation and maintenance of the electron microscope; Inventories and orders supplies; maintains equipment; Examines sample of stained slides with microscope to ascertain that results are satisfactory; performs photographic and darkroom procedures; Records patient or research information manually or by computer.
Minimum qualifications
An Associate's degree in a science related field AND Six months of technical experience in an electron microscopy laboratory using standard techniques 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.