Histologic Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 315J
- Class code
- 315J
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Histologic Technician 1 is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 315J.
- 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 42 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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
Prepare tissue specimens for microscopic examination and analysis; maintain laboratory equipment and records.
Examples of the work
Receive and accession specimens; fix, process and embed tissues; record complete patient information either manually or by computer; Prepare specimens by frozen section methods; Cut thin sections of specimens, using various types of microtomes; mount, stain, and label slides; Perform special stain techniques; assess completed work prior to distribution; Prepare reagents, dyes and solutions in accordance with standard procedures; Maintain laboratory equipment, records and files; Enter to the computer patient and specimen information from pathology requisition slips; verify completed work via the computer; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Completion of a Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) approved school OR Two years of experience in histologic technique. OR 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.