Fish & Wildlife Biologist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 523Z
- Class code
- 523Z
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Fish & Wildlife Biologist 2 is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 523Z.
- 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 51 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
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
Is a journey level professional biologist under general supervision that conducts professional biological studies; and/or is responsible for monitoring, restoration, management or research of fish, wildlife, lands or habitat. Using predefined methodologies and/or predetermined criteria, biologists in this class also interpret data in relation to laws, rules, and regulations to make decisions in response to emerging situations in the field,on public or private lands. Using established procedures, collects, organizes, and/or provides analysis and assessment of fish, wildlife, lands or habitat management data and actions.
Examples of the work
Organizes and conducts fish, wildlife, lands, recreation, or habitat monitoring, restoration management (effectiveness of aquatics, riparian buffers, vegetation, forest practices, etc.) or research studies; determines extent of sampling necessary for prescribed standards of accuracy; performs independent office and/or field investigations; Using established statistical and research procedures; determines extent of sampling necessary for prescribed standards of accuracy; evaluates and analyzes collected data; formulates conclusions and writes reports or summaries; drafts technical report sections for review by supervisory biologists; Organizes and conducts research and management projects to ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in fisheries, wildlife management, natural resource science, or environmental science AND one year of professional experience in fish/ wildlife/ habitat management or research Note: A Master’s degree or Ph.D, degree in the applicable science will substitute for one year of the required experience. Note: A Ph.D. in the applicable science will substitute for two years of the required experience. OR 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.