Fingerprint Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 507H
- Class code
- 507H
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Fingerprint Technician 1 is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 507H.
- 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 46 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 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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
Performs basic technical fingerprint and other biometric identifications and criminal records work consisting of analyzing, classifying and comparing biometrics of unknown and known persons and crime suspects according to acceptable methods. Perform identification and non-identification of biometrics for employment and licensing purposes.
Examples of the work
Classify fingerprints according to the Henry System, Alphanumeric, NCIC, or modifications of these methods required by the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS); Decipher and classify palm prints and other biometric data according to industry standard; Identify the structures of friction ridge skin and distinguish minutiae characteristics for the purpose of effecting identifications; Previews paper fingerprint card submissions for acceptable quality fingerprints; rejects poor quality submissions; Operates high volume card scanner in conjunction with entering control fields to initiate biometric searches; Operates biometric workstation to conduct quality control and visual verifica ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED equivalent. AND One year of experience in a recognized law enforcement agency. OR One year of experience in fingerprint pattern determination/ridge encoding using an Automated Fingerprint Identification System. One year of college course work in law enforcement will substitute for the above required 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.