Orthopaedic Technician 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 310N
- Class code
- 310N
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Orthopaedic Technician 2 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 310N.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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
Assist with complex casting such as fracture reduction casting; apply, mend, and remove a variety of casts, braces, splints, and dressings; assist physician with complex surgical procedures such as arthroscopy.
Examples of the work
Assist physician with complex casting, arthroscopic procedures, pin replacement/removal, and external fixator removal; Perform procedures including suturing, instillation of medications for local anesthesia, wound debridement, irrigations, and dressing changes; Perform stress tests to check for joint stability; Perform basic laboratory procedures including venipuncture and wound cultures; Monitor patient's condition following casting; recognize emergent/urgent problems and provide telephone triage for patients with cast problems; Perform the work of an Orthopaedic Technician 1; Perform related duties as required.
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 two years 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.