Flow Cytometrist pay range
State of Washington · class code 315P
- Class code
- 315P
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Flow Cytometrist is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 315P.
- 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
Perform procedures and/or research activities in a Flow Cytometry laboratory; and perform clerical, quality control and recordkeeping procedures in support of the laboratory operation.
Examples of the work
Interpret cell cycle data and histograms with respect to laboratory statistics and published references/literature to determine predicted patient prognosis; correlate findings from medical literature statistics with patient history, tumor or tissue type; prepare initial written report; Sort cell preparations into highly resolved populations using single or dual laser flow cytometry; Use computer programs associated with the cell cycle analysis to produce graphically displayed statistics; evaluate adequacy and change computer software options as needed to improve the analysis; Standardize and perform data acquisition on an analyzer using appropriate optics, light filters and setting analysis ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree in a scientific field AND One year of technical experience in a Flow Cytometry Laboratory 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.