Natural Resource Engineer 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 526H
- Class code
- 526H
- Salary range
- 63
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Natural Resource Engineer 4 is $76,608 to $102,996 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 526H.
- 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 63 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 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 |
| Monthly | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 |
| Hourly | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 |
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
Serves as the designated area engineer coordinating the engineering activities within a DNR Management Area. OR, as a registered professional engineer, serves as a division staff specialist for the planning, design, maintenance, and replacement of the DNR road system (including bridges, culverts, retaining walls, and other structures) and/or timber harvest systems.
Examples of the work
Supervises the Area's engineering unit; assists in establishing job criteria and selection methods for filling vacant positions; interviews job candidates and hires employees; trains employees; interprets merit system rules, collective bargaining contract and Department policies, communicates work standards and priorities; evaluates employees' work performance; counsels employees and recommends necessary corrective action; Schedules the assignment of personnel and equipment to maintain the Area's forest roads; advises local unit personnel of equipment use and procedures to follow to ensure compliance with road program specifications and Forest Practices Act; Provides professional and technic ...
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Natural Resource Engineer 3. OR Two years as a Natural Resource Engineer 2. OR A Bachelor's degree in Forest Engineering and three years' 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.
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.