Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 591K
- Class code
- 591K
- Salary range
- 38
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 3 is $41,820 to $55,596 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 591K.
- 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 38 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 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 |
| Monthly | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 |
| Hourly | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 |
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 perform multiple duties relating to the care and maintenance of grounds, greenhouses, nurseries, or gardening programs. Positions may be involved in sprinkler irrigation and the maintenance of a grounds maintenance program. Positions may also manage a small gardening program or a major division in a large gardening program. Propagates and cares for trees, shrubs, and forage plants. Performs soil analysis, receives and ships plants, maintains growth records on propagations.
Examples of the work
Maintains adequate supplies and materials inventory; Diagnoses and treats plant diseases and pests; Prepares bedding areas by sterilizing and mixing soils, cleaning bedding tables and sterilizing pots and containers used in nursery culture; Propagates plants by cutting, seeding, grafting, layering and budding; Plans, prepares, plants, feeds, waters, prunes and maintains flower beds and landscaped areas; Analyzes soil for PH content; takes tissue samples for analysis; May repair, maintain and operate a variety of grounds mechanical equipment, systems, and apparatus; Installs, maintains, repairs, and adjusts various sprinkler systems and control devices; May supervise, direct, or lead other em ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require graduation from high school or equivalent and at least two years’ experience gardening or in grounds maintenance. 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.