Fish Hatchery Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 520H
- Class code
- 520H
- Salary range
- 50
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Fish Hatchery Specialist 3 is $55,596 to $74,748 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 520H.
- 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
Performs senior level professional technical and scientific fish culture duties and performs hatchery related maintenance.
Examples of the work
As a lead worker, directs the marking of fish for identification and recovery to ensure adherence to quality control procedures, including fin clipping, eye tags, coded wire tags/adipose, freeze branding, temperature marking, and chemical marking; evaluates methods used to identify and recover marks and suggests improvements; Maintains the broodstock replacement program for a species or stock; follows Endangered Species Act (ESA) processes and policies to meet the requirements for any endangered species listed; Inventories and grades carcasses for quality; records data; coordinates disposition of carcasses to buyers; donates carcasses fit for human consumption to approved charitable organiza ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Fish Hatchery Specialist 2. OR Associate’s degree in fisheries technology, biology or closely allied field and two years of experience performing fish culture duties in a hatchery. OR Bachelor’s degree in fisheries, biology or closely allied field and two years of experience performing fish culture duties in a hatchery. OR Successful completion of a fish culture program from a vocational school and two years of experience performing fish culture duties in a hatchery. Four years of experience performing a variety of fish culture duties in a hatchery will substitute for the Bachelor’s degree. 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.