Environmental Control Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 395A
- Class code
- 395A
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Environmental Control Technician 1 is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 395A.
- 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 34 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 | $38,340 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,195 | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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 technical aspects of environmental monitoring, surveying, and inspection of campus. Provides service support for chemical waste disposal, fire protection, biohazard, and industrial hygiene safety. Distinguishing Characteristics This is the entry level of the series. Performs routine work in hazardous chemical disposal, fire protection, general safety, and environmental sanitation. Under direct supervision, performs a variety of routine duties in assigned environmental health and safety activities; e.g., operating field instruments, testing equipment, and processing chemical waste at various campus locations.
Examples of the work
Performs routine field inspection and completes appropriate inspection reports; Calibrates and operates protable field measuring instruments such as Geiger counter, mercury vapor detector, chlorine comparator, explosive gas detector, etc; Monitors field inventory of hazardous substances, equipment, and practices on a continuing basis; Demonstrates approved methods for proper application of fume hoods, respirators, chemical storage procedures, fire extinguishers, etc.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college course work in science, mathematics, or engineering, OR Trade school graduation in a related field, OR Two years of apprentice work in technical trade. 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.