Perfusionist pay range
State of Washington · class code 322A
- Class code
- 322A
- Salary range
- 93
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Perfusionist is $160,692 to $216,108 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 322A.
- 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 93 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 | $160,692 | $164,664 | $168,780 | $173,028 | $177,300 | $181,800 | $186,360 | $190,980 | $195,804 | $200,652 | $205,680 | $210,792 | $216,108 |
| Monthly | $13,391 | $13,722 | $14,065 | $14,419 | $14,775 | $15,150 | $15,530 | $15,915 | $16,317 | $16,721 | $17,140 | $17,566 | $18,009 |
| Hourly | $76.96 | $78.86 | $80.83 | $82.87 | $84.91 | $87.07 | $89.25 | $91.47 | $93.78 | $96.10 | $98.51 | $100.95 | $103.50 |
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
Independently select, assemble, setup, test, and operate extracorporeal blood circulation equipment during procedures such as cardiopulmonary bypass where patient’s circulatory or respiratory functions must be supported or temporarily replaced.
Examples of the work
Operate the heart and lung machine, temporary ventricular assist devices, auto transfusions and organ care system for any cardiac and cardio-thoracic cases; Responsible for patient hemodynamics, administering medications and maintaining anticoagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass; Operate the extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO); Assist in the setup, initiation and troubleshooting of the ECMO circuits and pumps including responding to all ECMO initiations and emergency situations that involve the ECMO circuit; Provide scheduled 24/7 on call coverage for all emergency cardiopulmonary bypass and ECMO procedures; Provide continuing perfusion-related education for perfusionists and perfus ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from an Accredited Perfusion Technology Program or approved program of Extracorporeal Technology. 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.