Pathologist Assistant pay range
State of Washington · class code 315A
- Class code
- 315A
- Salary range
- 72
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Pathologist Assistant is $95,676 to $128,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 315A.
- 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 72 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 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 |
| Monthly | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 |
| Hourly | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 |
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
Under general supervision, prepares, grosses, and dissects surgical specimens and tissue samples under the direction of a board-certified pathologist.
Examples of the work
• Functions under the direct supervision of a board-certified anatomical pathologist, providing critical technical, educational, and operational support in the Gross Room and Frozen Section areas. • Performs gross examination of surgical and biopsy specimens and facilitates medical autopsy services. • Oversees technicians, students, and trainees. • Manages and ensures compliance with cross-campus pathology operations, including but not limited to specimen receipt, accessioning, quality management, frozen section readiness, and regulatory compliance. • Performs operational duties as essential staff across all required locations and shifts.
Minimum qualifications
A bachelor’s degree in science, completion of a NAACLS-accredited Pathologists’ Assistant training program, and two years of experience as a Pathologist Assistant. Certification as a Pathologists’ Assistant (PA, ASCP) or equivalent certifying organization; or certification with specialty organization appropriate to the laboratory. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.