Food Service Worker pay range
State of Washington · class code 675F
- Class code
- 675F
- Salary range
- 35
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Food Service Worker is $39,036 to $51,600 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 675F.
- 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 35 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 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 |
| Monthly | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 |
| Hourly | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 |
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 routine work in preparing and serving food and/or performs routine clean-up and sanitation duties within a food service operation.
Examples of the work
Washes, peels, and cuts up vegetables and fruits; opens canned goods; Performs simple cooking such as preparation of hot cereals, toast and boiled eggs; Makes and serves beverages and soda fountain items; Assembles salads, sandwiches and desserts; Transports food, supplies, and equipment to and from kitchens, dining areas, storerooms and refrigerators; Prepares and serves special prescribed diets, such as bland, ulcer, low salt, low fat, surgical liquid, and diabetic; Serves food individually or from steam tables and carts; loads and clears steam tables and carts; Sets, clears, and washes dining room tables; washes dishes, pots, pans and utensils; cleans and polishes silverware; scrubs, mops ...
Minimum qualifications
Possession of, or eligible for, a food handler’s permit.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Food Service Worker in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $20,093 | $29,806 | $20,093 to $29,806 |
| Delaware | $30,730 | $38,773 | $30,730 to $38,773 |
| Iowa | $31,096 | $44,054 | $31,096 to $44,054 |
| Kentucky | $1,885 | $3,016 | $22,622 to $36,196 |
| Maine | $17.67 | $22.23 | $36,754 to $46,238 |
| Maryland | $38,582 | $60,852 | $38,582 to $60,852 |
| Minnesota | $43,577 | $54,037 | $43,577 to $54,037 |
| Missouri | $34,992 | $44,616 | $34,992 to $44,616 |
| Nebraska | $18.48 | $27.24 | $38,434 to $56,657 |
| New Mexico | $15.45 | $23.18 | $32,136 to $48,214 |
| Ohio | $18.85 | $20.05 | $39,208 to $41,704 |
| Tennessee | $1,939 | $2,914 | $23,268 to $34,968 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.