Natural Resource Worker 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 521G
- Class code
- 521G
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Natural Resource Worker 1 is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 521G.
- 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
Under close supervision and as a member of an organized crew, performs unskilled forest, agricultural, and/or aquatic land management labor.
Examples of the work
Performs labor as a member of a tree planting, pre-commercial thinning, recreation construction and/or maintenance, brush disposal, or similar forest, agricultural or aquatic land management labor crew; OR Is a crewmember of a crew performing several such activities; Operates and maintains small power tools such as pumps, power saws, augers, grinders, drills, etc.; uses and maintains hand tools; drives pickups, small vans and automobiles; Maintains lawns, gardens, buildings, storage areas, and similar facilities as directed; Performs other work as required.
Minimum qualifications
None. Note: Must be at least 18 years of age at time of appointment.
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.