Health Physicist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 400E
- Class code
- 400E
- Salary range
- 50
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Health Physicist 1 is $55,596 to $74,748 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 400E.
- 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 50 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 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 |
| Monthly | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 |
| Hourly | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 |
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
Under general supervision, maintain operation of a radiation safety program unit(s) such as laboratory surveys and inspections, personnel monitoring, waste collection and disposal, radioactive material inventory control, radiation instrument calibration, etc. Advise faculty and staff concerning compliance with radiation control regulations and conditions of the institution's license to use radioactive material.
Examples of the work
Schedule and conduct laboratory surveys and inspections, evaluate samples, record results, report and follow up deficiencies, initiate non-compliance citations, prepare periodic summary reports; Review applications for authorization to use radiation; visit user facilities; interview applicants' prepare authorization documents; establish records and files; Monitor inventory of radioactive materials; initiate inventory file; approve new orders; update inventory with disposal reports; compare allowed to existing inventory; Maintain inventory and schedule for instrument calibration; calibrate instruments; process charges for services; Maintain schedule for monitoring workers; conduct in vivo thy ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree in science or engineering and two years of experience in a radiation safety program, OR a Master's Degree in radiological sciences or equivalent. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Health Physicist 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | $59,800 | $92,690 | $59,800 to $92,690 |
| Iowa | $54,350 | $81,973 | $54,350 to $81,973 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.