Park Ranger 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 389D
- Class code
- 389D
- Salary range
- 65
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Park Ranger 4 is $80,496 to $108,228 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 389D.
- 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 65 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 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 |
| Monthly | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 |
| Hourly | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 |
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
This is the supervisory or expert level of the series. Positions at this level are responsible for the overall management of a park area, including budget, staff, facilities, maintenance, programs, customer service, operating plans and stakeholder work.
Examples of the work
Performs work of lower-level park rangers; determination of the supervisor/expert level is based upon the complexities of the park or park areas managed; Disseminates information to the public; establishes and maintains cooperative relations with the general public, contractors, and with officials of other interested public jurisdictions; Protects park properties; exercises commissioned police powers; Oversees activities of concessionaires to ensure compliance with concession agreements and park rules; Assists the Regional Supervisor in planning and implementation of internal policies for the operation of regional programs; assists in preparation of biennial budget; Schedules inspections of ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree with 24 quarter/18 semester hours in parks and recreation, history, or a natural resource field. AND Three years of experience as a park ranger, commissioned law enforcement officer or equivalent experience in a natural resources field. AND Two years of supervisory experience. Note: Experience as a Washington State Park Ranger will substitute on the basis of one year of experience for two years of education.
Special requirements
Some positions may require certification from Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission and must have worked as a commissioned law enforcement officer or commission Park Ranger within the last 24 months.
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.