Fish Hatchery Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 520I
- Class code
- 520I
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Fish Hatchery Specialist 4 is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 520I.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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
This is the supervisory level of the series. Supervises employees and are responsible for implementing and managing a multi-species fish-rearing program. AND Supervises the operation of one or more fish hatcheries, to include at least two or more of the following: Development, management and monitoring of hatchery facility(ies) budget; Development, monitoring and revision of broodstock protocol for a hatchery facility; Coordination of fish planting activities; Management of the operation of fish weirs; Assisting in the design or re-design of hatchery facilities.
Examples of the work
Evaluates the quality of adult broodstocks and estimates the number needed to meet program needs; develops, monitors and revises broodstock protocols to ensure genetic diversity; Supervises the selection of fish to be spawned; supervises the artificial spawning of various salmon and trout species; Supervises the administration of prescribed drugs to fish by injection or immersion; records the number of fish inoculated and the drug used; Maintains eggs during incubation and hatching; treats with germicide; determines fecundity; selects and ships eggs to other hatcheries; Maintains salmon and trout fry and fingerlings; feeds fish with specially prepared diet; records growth through periodic me ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Fish Hatchery Specialist 3. OR Associate degree in fisheries technology, biology or closely allied field and three years of experience performing fish culture duties in a hatchery. OR A Bachelor’s degree in fisheries, biology or closely allied field and three 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.
Special requirements
Some positions 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.