Grain Inspector 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 567B
- Class code
- 567B
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Grain Inspector 1 is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 567B.
- 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 42 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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 journey professional level of the series. Positions inspect, grade, and certify grain and other agricultural commodities to ensure food safety for human consumption and animal feed.
Examples of the work
Inspects grain and agricultural commodities by testing, grading and certifying lots according to the United States Grain Standards and Agricultural Marketing Acts; issues and signs grade certificates; Works directly with elevator superintendent and others in coordinating inspection and loading activities; Performs re-inspections upon request of interested parties; Declares material portions when subsamples exceed acceptable quality conditions- conducts subsample analysis and declares material portions of rejected grain sub lot; Samples, weighs and/or oversees weighing and sampling of grains and commodities; checks work of Grain Sampler/Weighers; Assists in training new staff on the fundament ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with major study in agronomy or closely allied field, AND One year of experience as a Grain Sampler/Weigher and a USDA license to inspect wheat. Equivalent education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
Special requirements
Positions require a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and 21 specific licenses required by the US Grain Standards Act and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Act.
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.