Orthopaedic Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 310M
- Class code
- 310M
- Salary range
- 39
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Orthopaedic Technician 1 is $42,780 to $56,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 310M.
- 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 39 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 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 |
| Monthly | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 |
| Hourly | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 |
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
Apply, mend, and remove a variety of casts, splints, and dressings; fit, maintain, and repair appliances; instruct patients in wound care, cast/brace care and fitting, and use of crutches and other appliances; prepare and maintain medical records; order and stock supplies.
Examples of the work
Apply, mend, and remove casts, splints, and dressings; fit patients with orthopedic appliances such as slings, braces and knee immobilizers; Assist physician with procedures performed in the clinic or nursing unit, such as wound debridement and pin placement/removal; Evaluate cast problems and complications; make needed adjustments; Observe and document in the medical record the patients' physical and emotional conditions; recognize and report symptoms of common medical illness to physician or nurse; Monitor patient's condition following casting; recognize emergent situation following casting; Perform toe nail, corn, callous, bunion, and other related foot treatment; Assist with the applicat ...
Minimum qualifications
Completion of a Medical Assistant course accredited by the American Association of Medical Assistants or the committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) and one year of direct patient care experience 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.