Parks Interpretive Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 260V
- Class code
- 260V
- Salary range
- 54
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Parks Interpretive Specialist 3 is $61,332 to $82,440 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 260V.
- 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 54 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 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 |
| Monthly | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 |
| Hourly | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 |
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
Provides expert program interpretive services and partnerships for assigned interpretive district(s)/area(s) and has the responsibility to develop methods of interpreting cultural, historical, and natural resources and related human history for the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. This is the expert level of the series. W orks under administrative direction . Positions at this level provide expertise and consultation for a broad area of the state with no respect to park regional or park management area boundaries. Positions report to and assist headquarters Interpretive Program staff to develop interpretive opportunities by incorporating interpretive experiences into parks which may not have a dedicated interpretive facility, staff or formal interpretive program or to launch statewide interpretive initiatives.
Examples of the work
Serves as consultant for the Department as well as other State, county, city and community organizations for brochures, promotional, educational and interpretive displays; provides technical expertise in interpretive facility design and layout; Recommends design and type of displays in order for the Department to contract for construction; advises the contracting agency on changes in design and inspects finished products to ensure compliance with specification; Confers with program staff, architects, display fabricators, contractors, and field staff to assure compliance with the desired interpretive plans, theme and media specifications; Provides consultative interpretive services to partner ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree involving major study in history, archeology, anthropology, natural history, historical interpretation or closely allied field. AND Three years of experience implementing cultural, historical, or natural interpretation programs. A Master's degree may be substituted for one year of experience. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted, year for year, for education.
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.