Parks Planner 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 539T
- Class code
- 539T
- Salary range
- 65
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Parks Planner 4 is $80,496 to $108,228 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 539T.
- 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
Within the Site Planning and Acquisition Section, administers the site planning activities which includes coordinating the implementation of the statewide Capitol Improvement Program. May supervise lower-level Park Planners.
Examples of the work
Administers and participates in the preparation and development of plans and reports for new and existing parks and recreational areas; Serves as a technical resource person on park planning and development to other governmental units; Reports on and develops park planning activities with other governmental agencies, local planning commissions and individuals; Advises other sections within the Parks and Recreation Commission of the planning section's activities; Prepares correspondence and miscellaneous documents and reports necessary for the implementation of the functions of this section; Develops and prepares environmental impact assessments and/or statement information for environmentali ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree involving major study in park planning, park administration, landscape architecture, land planning, engineering or other major which included course work in park planning, park administration or related field. AND Four years of professional experience in park planning, development, operations, or administration. Graduate training in the above fields may be substituted, year for year, for the required experience up to a maximum of two years. Registration in the State of Washington as a Landscape Architect.
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.