Optical Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 511L
- Class code
- 511L
- Salary range
- 35
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Optical Technician 1 is $39,036 to $51,600 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 511L.
- 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 35 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 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 |
| Monthly | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 |
| Hourly | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 |
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
Perform entry-level optical work troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, installing, and testing a variety of optical devices or systems used in health care facilities and research laboratories. Perform electronics troubleshooting or electrical safety testing as required.
Examples of the work
Maintains, troubleshoots, repairs and tests optical equipment such as microscopes, refractometers, eye function test equipment, opthalmoscopes/otoscopes used in patient diagnosis and research; Maintains, troubleshoots, repairs and tests basic photographic and/or audio-visual equipment; Performs preventive maintenance and electrical safety inspections on microscopes; tests, adjusts and aligns; documents maintenance according to regulatory guidelines; Troubleshoots and repairs basic electronic circuits within optical devices; Assists senior-level technicians in the repair of optical systems; Uses proper biohazard (e.g. bloodborne pathogen) and radiation (e.g.
Minimum qualifications
One year of school (military, trade school, or college) studying optical systems or one year of demonstrated work experience on optical systems OR 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.