Farmer 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 565J
- Class code
- 565J
- Salary range
- 37
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Farmer 2 is $40,836 to $54,204 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 565J.
- 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 37 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 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 |
| Monthly | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 |
| Hourly | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 |
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
This is the journey level of the series. Perform a variety of assignments in general farming work which may include agricultural research programs, milking and maintaining a dairy herd, assisting in the care and management of livestock, or operating a variety of light, medium, and heavy farm equipment. Work is typically reviewed on a spot check basis after decisions have been made. Unusual problems that may occur are brought to a higher level supervisor with probable outcomes and solutions. May supervise and train lower seasonal laborers or farm workers.
Examples of the work
Drives tractors, trucks, and other farm implements incidental to general farm work; or performs minor repairs and construction of equipment and buildings; Plants, transplants, labels, irrigates, weeds, fertilizes, records, and performs related duties to produce and process seed and forage, horticultural, and other crops; Performs work involving the care and feeding of poultry and the incubation and hatching of the eggs; arranges trap nesting, gathers, cleans, and packs eggs; slaughters, plucks, weighs, and cleans birds for marketing with the assistance of helpers; Builds and mends fences, pens, and feeding devices; performs rough carpentry and painting; Maintains field operations records and ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience in farm work or maintaining livestock. College or vocational training in agriculture may be substituted for the work experience. Some positions require six months' experience in milking. 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.