Fish Hatchery Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 520F
- Class code
- 520F
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Fish Hatchery Specialist 1 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 520F.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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 a variety of entry-level technical and scientific fish culture duties, and maintenance of facilities in a fish hatchery.
Examples of the work
In a learning capacity under the direction of a higher-level position, performs the following: Performs fish marking techniques for identification and recovery of species; identifies, sorts and process’s marked broodfish; compliles and records data for biological analysis; Administers the correct dose of drugs and anesthetics to fish by injection or immersion, calibrates, cleans, and sterilizes inoculation equipment; calculates, applies, monitors, evaluates, and records therapeutant levels to control pathogens; Collects biological samples of fish tissue and fluid samples for Fish Health Specialists and Aquatic Animal Health Veterinarians without contaminating samples; Conducts fish trapping ...
Minimum qualifications
Associate degree in fisheries technology, biology or closely allied field. OR Three years of education towards a Bachelor’s degree in fisheries, biology or closely allied field. OR Successful completion of a fish culture program from a vocational school. OR Three years of experience performing a variety of fish culture duties in a hatchery will substitute for the required education. Equivalent education/experience. NOTE: Employees shall be advanced to Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 after successful completion of a 12-month in-training plan, which includes on-the-job and classroom training.
Special requirements
Some positions may require a valid driver’s license, and/or a Class A or Class B Commercial Driver’s License. There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification.
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.