Natural Resource Engineer 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 526G
- Class code
- 526G
- Salary range
- 60
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Natural Resource Engineer 3 is $71,136 to $95,676 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 526G.
- 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 60 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 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 |
| Monthly | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 |
| Hourly | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 |
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
As a principal assistant to a Natural Resource Engineer 4 in a DNR region or division, serves as the designated expert with delegated sub-program responsibility such as: public works contracting, timber harvest systems, statewide coordination of technology transfer.
Examples of the work
Establishes criteria and guidelines for identifying and developing environmentally sensitive engineering projects; Assesses the degree of complexity of engineering projects and determines the skills, staffing, and equipment needed for completion; Directs and monitors the work on complex and/or environmentally sensitive engineering projects; Develops budgets for complex engineering projects and manages the project within the budget allocation; Writes feasibility studies, requests for proposals, requests for quotation, and reports; Manages Regional Precise Survey Program; supervises the Regional Surveyor, prioritizing and scheduling survey projects; certifies right-of-way plats within the regi ...
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Natural Resource Engineer 2. OR A Bachelor's degree in Forest Engineering and, subsequent to graduation, two years of engineering experience equivalent to the Natural Resource Engineer 2 level in harvest system design, forest transportation system design, or forest road construction/maintenance contract administration. The following substitutions may be made for the education and experience requirements in this option: Registration as an Engineer-in-Training will substitute for education; Designation as a licensed land surveyor in Washington will substitute for one year of the required experience; Registration as a professional engineer in the state of Washington or another sta ...
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.