Exercise Physiologist pay range
State of Washington · class code 306Z
- Class code
- 306Z
- Salary range
- 60
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Exercise Physiologist is $71,136 to $95,676 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 306Z.
- 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 60 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 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 |
| Monthly | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 |
| Hourly | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 |
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, conduct fitness and stress assessments on cardiac patients, perform exercise consults with patients for admittance to outpatient rehabilitation programs, recommend exercise prescriptions adjusted to minimize physical stress, perform diagnostic testing related to symptom presentation, and communicate abnormal rhythm presentation to health care providers.
Examples of the work
Implement cardiac rehabilitation therapy management programs; provide in-class adjustments based on cardiac rhythm monitoring and patient presentation; communicate changes to the health care provider in monthly care plan updates; Confer with patients and medical practitioners to plan, implement and assess the treatment program; Manage caseload of patients in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program; assesses areas of patient needs for reducing cardiovascular risk by developing individual treatment plans and coaching patients to make healthy lifestyle changes; Review cardiac rhythms through heart monitoring during exercise, assessing effects of physical stress on the heart and adjust the program ba ...
Minimum qualifications
Master’s degree in exercise science, physiology, health education or related field. 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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Exercise Physiologist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $32.69 | $45.72 | $67,995 to $95,098 |
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.