Laundry Worker 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 679E
- Class code
- 679E
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Laundry Worker 1 is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 679E.
- 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 34 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 | $38,340 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,195 | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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
Performs routine laundry work in institutions.
Examples of the work
Operates washing machines, extractors, mangles, and presses; prepares bleaching, starching, bluing, and sterilizing solutions; adds starches, bleaches, and disinfectants; Washes, dries, irons, and presses institution clothing and linens; Receives, counts, marks, sorts, folds, bundles, and ties laundry; arranges for distribution of laundry; Escorts students, patients or inmates to and from laundry; Oils, cleans, and makes adjustments and minor repairs to laundry equipment; Supervises and trains students, patients or inmates in operating laundry equipment and in doing routine laundry work; Performs other duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
The ability to read and write. Incumbents must successfully complete training in laundry operations within six months of employment.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Laundry Worker 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | $33,779 | $48,651 | $33,779 to $48,651 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.