Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 591I
- Class code
- 591I
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 1 is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 591I.
- 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 34 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 | $38,340 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,195 | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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 in this level work under close supervision, performing assigned yard maintenance work and routine greenhouse duties. Positions prepare and maintain grounds and/or work in greenhouses and nurseries.
Examples of the work
Seeds, mows, irrigates, sweeps, fertilizes, top dresses, edges and maintains lawns; Plants, cultivates and maintains greenhouse plants; Assists with or prepares soil for planting seed, sod, turf, plants, trees and shrubs; Cleans, services, sterilizes and maintains tools and equipment; Uses a variety of manual tools and equipment, such as rakes, hand edger’s, loppers, shovels, wheelbarrows, weeding forks, hoes, pruning shears and pesticide sprayers; Assists in installation and repair of lawn sprinkler system components; May operate power and motorized equipment such as small trucks, lawn mowers, edger’s, chain saws, weed trimmers, backpack blowers and sweepers; Labels plants and maintains rec ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require the ability to perform heavy, outside work in inclement weather; follow oral and written directions and one year of gardening or grounds keeping experience. 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.