Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 255M
- Class code
- 255M
- Salary range
- 39
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 1 is $42,780 to $56,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 255M.
- 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 39 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 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 |
| Monthly | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 |
| Hourly | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 |
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 work under general supervision of an assigned teacher/supervisor. Positions assist the teacher/supervisor by performing routine instructional support services for academic and vocational instructional programs or perform various extension educational activities. Duties include activities such as assisting in preparing materials and equipment for use in a shop, classroom or laboratory; setting up, maintaining, and operating equipment in accordance with standardized procedures or instructions received from academic or supervisory personnel; assisting students in course work assignments, individualized, and group instruction for development of learning skills such as reading, study skills, or other instructional areas; assisting instructors in presenting course material; and administering and scoring tests.
Examples of the work
Assists supervisor/instructor in classroom work, field trips, and lecture periods; assists in the classroom with self-help needs; Helps with vocational training activities and maintains discipline while supervisor gives individual attention to students; Prepares materials for use in classrooms, laboratories or instructional shops; sets up assignments, equipment or demonstration apparatus for classes; confers with instructor in establishing and developing assignments; Receives materials and supplies used in classes; assists instructors in demonstration of tools, equipment, machinery, apparatus and materials; Modifies equipment, materials and programs as required for individual instructors; as ...
Minimum qualifications
Six months to two years of full-time experience/training in the appropriate discipline. OR 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.