Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 591M
- Class code
- 591M
- Salary range
- 43
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Grounds & Nursery Services Specialist 5 is $44,856 to $62,880 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 591M.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which bargaining unit covers the position.
- 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 43 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 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 |
| Monthly | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 |
| Hourly | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $47,004 | $62,880 | per year |
| Teamsters | $44,856 | $59,760 | per year |
The listing prints a separate range for classes covered by a bargaining agreement. Which one applies depends on the employee's unit.
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 supervise grounds and/or utility personnel in the development and care of grounds, nursery/greenhouse. Positions may also manage and participate in planning very large and complex gardening and grounds maintenance programs, supervising four or more employees. To be a very large and complex gardening program, the following four of the five must apply: Acreage in gardener care, planted in lawns, shrubbery and flowers 40 (or more) acres. Greenhouse operation 4,000 sq. feet or more. Nursery operation 2 acres or more. Paid full-time staff (Grounds and Nursery Specialists) 4 or more. Average number of non-paid institutional residents used in gardening program during season 10 or more.
Examples of the work
Supervises assigned personnel in mowing, fertilizing, irrigating, and maintaining lawns, gardens, shrubs, trees, and greenhouse or nursery functions; Supervises leads; Determines cost and availability of work materials needed by reading plans and blueprints, inspect project progress; Assists in the development of departmental budget; Plans landscaping projects, including use of fill dirt and decorative rock walls, terraces and other arrangements; Formulates and submits for administrative approval annual operating plans for a very large program of grounds maintenance, gardening, greenhouse and nursery operation; Supervises number of gardeners, temporary employees, inmates and patients; gives ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require two to four years experience in gardening, grounds maintenance, nursery, parks, or related activity; at least one year must have been lead or supervisory 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.