Field Veterinarian pay range
State of Washington · class code 545A
- Class code
- 545A
- Salary range
- 67
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Field Veterinarian is $84,528 to $113,736 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 545A.
- 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
As a licensed and accredited veterinarian, positions are expected to work independently and exercise independent judgment and decision-making to perform specialized work related to public and animal health within an assigned geographic area. Positions promote animal and public health through disease detection and diagnosis, analysis, control, eradication, and prevention. Positions apply animal disease traceability to quickly contain and eradicate disease and support secure food supply plans and permitting to allow for continuity of business, and work in the field conducting surveillance and investigations, responding to disease outbreaks and enforcing animal health regulations.
Examples of the work
Maintains detailed records regarding disease investigations, inspections and special projects; Conducts necropsy procedures and collection of samples; May supervise or direct work of veterinary specialists or other staff; Prepares detailed reports and budgets; manages assigned cooperative agreements; Writes detailed reports, disease situation reports (sitreps) and analyzes data; Develops and revises disease containment plans on farms, and inspects procedures to safely and securely handle animals exposed to contagious diseases and properly issues hold orders, quarantines, or release of animals with disease risks; Inspects animals for evidence of disease conditions, assesses health status, dia ...
Minimum qualifications
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and two years’ experience in practice of agricultural animal veterinary medicine.
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.