Grain Inspector 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 567D
- Class code
- 567D
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Grain Inspector 3 is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 567D.
- 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 53 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 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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
Positions serve as a grain inspection expert by developing and providing training and mentoring to lower level technical and inspection staff in an assigned region.
Examples of the work
Trains employees on sampling, weighing, mycotoxin testing, falling numbers, NIRT analysis, inspection procedures, ITW, and grading procedures for the grains and commodities marketed in their region; Develops broad-based and individualized training curriculum that adheres to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodity inspection regulations; coordinates and reviews the work of new inspection staff; Adjust assignments to ensure in-training employees receive the knowledge and skills needed to obtain USDA commodity inspection licenses and perform high-quality daily work; Proctors sampling, technician, and weighing license exams; Administers written and practical grain/commodity insp ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree with major study in agronomy or closely allied field, AND Two years of experience in a state grain inspection office or in grain industry production, processing, marketing and testing, AND Two years’ experience as a supervisor or manager over staff. Note: Experience may be gained concurrently. E quivalent 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.