Epidemiologist 2 (Non-Medical) pay range
State of Washington · class code 303K
- Class code
- 303K
- Salary range
- 67
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Epidemiologist 2 (Non-Medical) is $84,528 to $113,736 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 303K.
- 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 67 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 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 |
| Monthly | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 |
| Hourly | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 |
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
Compiles, maintains, and analyzes health data and reports. Identifies causative agents or conditions resulting in adverse health conditions. Proposes and/or initiates corrective action or epidemiological investigations. Coordinates disease investigations. Coordinates local, State, and/or Federal programs investigating human morbidity and mortality. Provides public health information and consultative services. Medical positions provide professional medical consultation in the performance of these duties.
Examples of the work
In addition to the typical work for the Epidemiologist 1, this position: Proposes and/or initiates epidemiological investigations of communicable disease outbreaks, chronic illness conditions, or other adverse health outcomes; Identifies and/or proposes corrective action to environmental conditions resulting in adverse health conditions; Participates in the design and management of surveillance systems for diseases of public health importance, including continuous ongoing surveillance as well as specialized short-term surveillance; Disseminates scientific and public health information through writing, editing, and submitting reports and articles to internal and scientific publications, and t ...
Minimum qualifications
A Doctoral degree in epidemiology or a Doctoral degree in biostatistics with 12 graduate quarter hours (500 level or above) of epidemiology. OR A Doctoral degree in a health science field, with a Master's degree in epidemiology or a Master's degree in public health, including 12 graduate quarter hours (500 level or above) in epidemiology and 12 quarter hours in biostatistics. OR A Master's degree in epidemiology, or a Master's degree in public health including 12 graduate quarter hours (500 level or above) in epidemiology and 12 graduate quarter hours in biostatistics, and four years of experience in epidemiology research and analysis.
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.