Environmental Planner 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 542R
- Class code
- 542R
- Salary range
- 43
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Environmental Planner 1 is $47,004 to $62,880 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 542R.
- 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 43 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 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 |
| Monthly | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 |
| Hourly | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 |
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
Assists in the development of environmental resource plans, programs, policies and regulations, or assists program budget planners.
Examples of the work
Assists local, state, and regional governmental officials in analyzing planning needs and in developing plans and programs; Reviews and provides agency comments on resource management plans and programs proposed by other agencies; provides assistance to local governmental units on policy and technical determinations; Develops proposed administrative rules for adoption into the Washington Administrative Code; Assists in the development of Environmental Impact Statements with department environmental review personnel; Assures conformance with standards of technical adequacy in plans developed by other state agencies, by regional and local planning officials, and by consultants; Prepares techni ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's degree or above with major emphasis in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, landscape architecture, geography, land use or environmental law, public administration with an environmental emphasis, or closely related field. OR Two years of experience as an Environmental Planner Trainee. Two years of professional experience in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, and/or program development will substitute for the Master's degree provided a Bachelor's degree in a field listed above or a natural science has been achieved.
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
Environmental Planner 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $53,008 | $80,646 | $53,008 to $80,646 |
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.