Natural Resource Worker 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 521H
- Class code
- 521H
- Salary range
- 36
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Natural Resource Worker 2 is $39,924 to $52,872 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 521H.
- 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 36 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 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 |
| Monthly | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 |
| Hourly | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 |
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 semi-skilled natural resource related labor activities; performs technical natural resource management activities under explicit guidance; independently performs and/or leads a crew of up to four laborers performing natural resource labor.
Examples of the work
Drives pump trucks, crew buses, tractors, stakesides and other equipment used to do natural resource labor tasks; operates and trains laborers to operate pumps, power saws, trail diggers, augers and similar small power equipment; uses and trains laborers to use and maintain hand tools to do laboring activities; As a pit person for Equipment Operators or heavy construction crews, performs equipment oiler responsibilities and support activities in construction and maintenance of roads such as labor in culvert installation, ditch cleaning, drainage system installation, equipment care, parts runner, small vehicle operation; may operate dump trucks, dozers, graders and similar heavy forestry equi ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED and three months of natural resource related labor experience. OR One year as a Natural Resource Worker 1. Note: Must be at least 18 years of age at time of appointment. Note: Incumbents may be required to obtain one or more specialized skill qualifications or licenses, including but not limited to: Commercial Driver's license with appropriate endorsements; Motorcycle endorsement to driver's license; Public Pesticide Applicator's license. Equivalent education/experience. Possession of a valid driver's license may be required.
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.