Laboratory Technician 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 510J
- Class code
- 510J
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Laboratory Technician 4 is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 510J.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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
Supervises or leads the technologists, technicians, and assistants in a large clinical or research laboratory; performs very complex laboratory determinations in a specialized field.
Examples of the work
Coordinates and conducts content analyses on laboratory samples to identify their physical, biological, and chemical characteristics; Concentrates and prepares microbiological specimens for isolation and/or definitive identification; Makes and records readings of test results; Prepares reagents, solutions and buffers for microbiological, biochemical and/or chemical tests; Uses computer terminal to collect information; performs complicated chemical calculations; Participates with Quality Control supervisor to monitor, investigate and correct any problems with culture media and reagents; Consults with project leaders in developing laboratory experiments; assists with special projects; Plans, s ...
Minimum qualifications
Seven years of clinical, chemical, public health or related laboratory experience including three years at a level equivalent to Laboratory Technician 1 or higher. College education involving major study in a laboratory science may be substituted, year for year, for the required general experience. Completion of a course for laboratory assistants, approved by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, may be substituted for two years of the required general experience. Note : Selective certification may be authorized for training or experience in a specific laboratory field.
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.