Occupational Safety and Health Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 399H
- Class code
- 399H
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Occupational Safety and Health Specialist 3 is $72,900 to $98,064 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 399H.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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
This is the senior and/or lead level of the series. Positions at this level advise other health and safety staff and agency/higher educational institutional departments, administrators, and personnel. Positions apply advanced knowledge and technical expertise in administering safety, health, and industrial hygiene policies, programs, regulations, systems, training, and/or procedures to meet agency/higher education institutional needs.
Examples of the work
Develops and administers safety programs, policies and procedures; reviews and assess needs and makes policy change recommendations; Performs research and analysis of safety policies, programs, rules, procedures and legislation; analyzes proposed legislation and recommends agency’s/higher education institution’s position; Provides leadership, advice and technical expertise to other health and safety professionals responsible for analyzing organizational problems and developing strategies for successful resolution; Serves on committees and task teams; represents the agency/higher education institution before external committees, boards and agencies on matters pertaining to specialty area; con ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, safety studies, natural science, business or public administration, education or allied field. AND Four years of professional experience in occupational safety and health programs. A Master’s degree in occupational safety and health, safety studies, natural science, business or public administration, education or allied field may be substituted for two of the four years of the above professional work experience requirement. Equivalent education/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.