Optician Apprentice - Dispensing pay range
State of Washington · class code 318F
- Class code
- 318F
- Salary range
- 37
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Optician Apprentice - Dispensing is $40,836 to $54,204 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 318F.
- 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 37 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 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 |
| Monthly | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 |
| Hourly | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 |
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 the direction of a licensed dispensing optician, provides optical services to include, but not limited to assisting customers in the selection of eyewear frames, measuring, fitting, adjusting, and ordering of eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other optical devices as prescribed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
Examples of the work
Orders and inventories frames, contact lenses, and other items sold at the Eye Institute; Provides assistance to customers on frame selection and fitting; Sends orders to off-site lab/vendor for fabrication of eyewear and contact lenses, and ensures accuracy of returning orders; Operates the cash register; Instructs customers on eyeglass and contact lens care and use; Provides high level of customer service to scheduled and walk-in clients; Schedules appointments for patients with the retail shop’s optometry physician; Performs other duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Registration in a dispensing optician apprentice program approved by the Washington State Department of Health.
Special requirements
Registration in a dispensing optician apprentice program approved by the Washington State Department of Health There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification.
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.