Farmer 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 565M
- Class code
- 565M
- Salary range
- 50
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Farmer 5 is $55,596 to $74,748 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 565M.
- 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 50 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 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 |
| Monthly | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 |
| Hourly | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 |
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 supervisory or expert level of the series. Supervises assigned personnel and performs a variety of assignments in general farming work which may include, supervising the care and maintenance of a livestock herd, managing a major farm, orchard or animal operation of an agricultural research or teaching center.
Examples of the work
Supervises assistants and performs activities in the feeding, breeding, management, and general care of livestock including research and teaching functions; Participates in the development and planning of research studies; conducts experiments; Coordinates and supervises a general farm, animal, or orchard operation including planting, cultivating, irrigating, spraying, animal care, and harvesting and disposal of crops and livestock; Observe animals for symptoms indicating disease, for reproductive phenomena such as estrus, approaching partuition, or other behavioral phenomena; administer prescribed treatment for minor ailments and injuries; Assigns, schedules, and supervises farm workers, mi ...
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience in farm work or maintaining livestock herds. College or vocational training in agriculture may be substituted for the work experience. Some positions require the ability to obtain a food handler’s permit and appropriate state licenses. 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.