Grain Sampler/Weigher pay range
State of Washington · class code 567A
- Class code
- 567A
- Salary range
- 36
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Grain Sampler/Weigher is $39,924 to $52,872 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 567A.
- 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 36 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 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 |
| Monthly | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 |
| Hourly | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 |
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 entry professional-level of the series. Positions weigh, sample, and examine grain and agricultural commodities to facilitate grain movement both domestically and internationally.
Examples of the work
Works with hopper, platform, dial, and electronic scales to determine weights and make necessary adjustments as needed, records gross and tare weights, computes net weights and issues Domestic Official Weight Certificates; Uses prescribed equipment to draws samples of grains or commodities from rail cars, trucks, barges, ships and other containers; Uses scientific and analytical methodologies to determine official representative sampling ratios; Examines samples at time of sampling for foreign matter, objectionable odors, uniformity of grain type and other conditions as applicable, and documents such conditions on sample tickets; Operates special grain inspection equipment to determine docka ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED.
Special requirements
Positions require a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and 21 specific licenses required by the USDA Grain Standards Act and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Act. There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification.
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.