Forest Technician pay range
State of Washington · class code 519G
- Class code
- 519G
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Forest Technician is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 519G.
- 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 technical forestry assignments in a geographic area within a district. Typically leads natural resource workers, forest laborers and seasonal crews.
Examples of the work
Locates timber sale boundaries, cruises timber on sale areas, locates access roads, appraises timber sales, and conducts timber sale contract compliance inspections; marks timber sale boundaries, surveys previously located access roads, collects, compiles and computes data for timber sales appraisals, and observes and reports timber sale progress and takes corrective action on timber sales contract compliance violations requiring immediate action; Accomplishes fourth and fifth order surveys to locate section corners, property lines, roads and recreational facilities; accomplishes fifth order survey of section lines, road locations and recreation facilities after control points have been esta ...
Minimum qualifications
Satisfactory completion of a two‑year Forest Technology Vocational Program. Note: A Bachelor of Science degree in forestry or forest engineering will qualify under these minimum qualifications. 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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Forest Technician in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $19.17 | $26.42 | $39,874 to $54,954 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,827 | $70,592 | $46,827 to $70,592 |
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.