Hospital Health Physicist pay range
State of Washington · class code 400N
- Class code
- 400N
- Salary range
- 62
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Hospital Health Physicist is $74,748 to $100,488 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 400N.
- 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 62 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 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 |
| Monthly | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 |
| Hourly | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 |
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 direction, conduct a surveillance program of radiation machines and radioactive material in hospitals and clinics. Consult and train physicians, nurses and staff concerning radiation safety precautions.
Examples of the work
Perform inspections, external and internal dosimetry, quality control of diagnostic instruments, initial performance evaluation of new instruments, specify and evaluate shielding. Conduct calibration and area surveys of diagnostic and fluoroscopic X-ray facilities; Conduct leak tests and inventory checks of sealed sources; Monitor radiation patient rooms and advise attending staff of necessary precautions; Monitor and survey nuclear medicine facilities; Maintain radiation monitoring program for hospital personnel, including review and follow-up on reports of high exposures; Assist in decontamination and clean up of spills of radioactive material; May lead assigned radiation technicians and ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree in science or engineering AND three years of professional experience in hospital radiation safety or medical physics program; OR a Master's Degree in radiological sciences and one year of professional experience in a radiation safety program involving work with medical X-ray equipment. 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.