Park Operations Ranger pay range
State of Washington · class code 389E
- Class code
- 389E
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Park Operations Ranger is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 389E.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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
Positions within this class have one or more of the following assignments: Assigned to direct, oversee and administer park operations and programs as the highest-level position at an independent park within a Park Area, as designated in writing by the Operations Region Superintendent; and/or The principal assistant/operations manager to the manager of a Park Area, overseeing daily park work activities. They also assist in the development and control of all program activities for all or part of the Park Area.
Examples of the work
Identifies, plans, and schedules all park functions and activities for the staff on an annual basis which are updated quarterly and as required to fulfill the operational function of the park; Directs park operations and/or programs such as construction and maintenance of park structures, camp sites, water and sanitary systems, recreational, camping, picnicking, interpretation, and other park facilities; Collects and accounts for charges; prepares the park's maintenance and operation budget including personnel and equipment for inclusion in the region budget; manages the maintenance and operating funds allocated to the park; Trains park personnel, evaluates their performance and recommends a ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree with 24 quarter/18 semester hours in parks and recreation, business administration or a natural resource field AND Two years of experience managing park programs, managing business functions in a natural resources field, or equivalent experience in a related field. Note: Equivalent experience in a natural resources or outdoor recreation field will substitute year for year for education. 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.