Natural Resource Specialist 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 523W
- Class code
- 523W
- Salary range
- 60
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Natural Resource Specialist 5 is $71,136 to $95,676 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 523W.
- 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
Positions assist higher-level program managers in a natural resource land or water program; OR act as the highest-level agency expert in a natural resource program; OR provide supervision to professional environmental staff of six or more engaged in the administration and/or planning of an environmental program. Some positions serve as a second line supervisor for the state’s youth corps program.
Examples of the work
Directs staff engaged in natural resource program activities; develops work plans to achieve program goals; evaluates performance; establishes priorities to accomplish assignments; evaluates staffing needs; Plans, directs, and coordinates special projects; utilizes and coordinates available support functions; evaluates progress and prepares reports; Prepares and manages budget for unit; Prepares unit’s goals and objectives consistent with agency program; monitors and evaluates program performance and effectiveness; Advises agency management on issues related to the unit’s overall plan; Serves as the designated highest-level technical expert for a natural resource program with responsibility ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in natural resources or area of specialty and four years of professional experience in a natural resource program area, which includes one year of experience as a senior level natural resource professional or higher. Additional qualifying experience will substitute, year for year, for education. A graduate degree in one of the above fields will substitute for two years of experience except for the specifically identified 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.