Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 255Q
- Class code
- 255Q
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 4 is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 255Q.
- 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 51 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
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 at this level supervise staff and/or have significant responsibility in planning, developing, implementing, and reviewing scientific instructional support programs requiring knowledge of a scientific discipline, electronics and/or engineering. Responsibilities involve supervising staff performing scientific instructional support including professional and technical work for an entire school, college, or department; or providing technical and scientific expertise in the coordination of projects and programs related to the development of instructional materials for science faculty and external science education professionals.
Examples of the work
Supervises staff including interviewing and recommending selection of applicants, training new employees, assigning and scheduling work, acting upon leave requests, conducting annual performance evaluations, and recommending disciplinary actions; Prepares and administers course support budgets; prepares cost estimates, fiscal projections, and financial reports; Develops plans for facility and equipment changes; designs or arranges for design development to meet teaching needs; Coordinates functions related to scientific instructional programs such as media rooms, stockrooms, shops, specimens, or chemical collections using safety procedures in handling hazardous materials such as acids, pesti ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with major study in a specific instructional area and three years of instructional experience. 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.