Natural Resources Technician 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 519J
- Class code
- 519J
- Salary range
- 41
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Natural Resources Technician 3 is $44,856 to $59,760 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 519J.
- 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 41 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 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 |
| Monthly | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 |
| Hourly | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 |
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 independently provide technical support to a resource management program by performing technical land use, transaction, lease, development, and/or management duties. Some positions manage public access across large geographic areas within the state for fish and wildlife-oriented public use by conducting or coordinating renovation, remodeling, repair or maintenance of access area buildings, facilities, and grounds. Work is performed in a variety of trades that includes carpentry, plumbing, electrical, welding, mechanics, and small engine repair.
Examples of the work
Conducts inspections of access sites to ensure health and safety compliance; identifies, inspects, and corrects facility problems over multiple watersheds; Maintains good safety and public relations practices; has continuous contact with the public responding to a variety of fish and wildlife inquiries or complaints; provides department information and resolves access area complaints; advises enforcement personnel of potentially illegal or disruptive actions; Applies herbicides and pesticides requiring an applicator’s license to control and eradicate noxious weeds; Performs work from plans or sketches in the construction and repair of buildings and other structures, roadways, pathways, fence ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require two years of experience as a Natural Resource Technician 2, Forest Technician, Engineering Aide 1, Administrative Assistant 1 or higher class performing technical or paraprofessional duties relating to land use, transaction lease, or development or three years of experience as a general repairer or equivalent OR A Bachelor’s degree with major study in business management, accounting, real estate, agriculture, aquatic land studies, police sciences or other business, law enforcement or natural resource studies OR An Associate degree in natural resource, law enforcement, or business studies and two years of technical experience in land management.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Natural Resources Technician 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $23.28 | $26.54 | $48,422 to $55,203 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.