Pest Biologist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 569H
- Class code
- 569H
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Pest Biologist 1 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 569H.
- 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 44 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 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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 close supervision of a higher-level Pest Biologist, conducts field operations to survey for pest or invasive species and carries out field operations to eradicate invasive species using biological, chemical, or mechanical methods. Conducts inspections of public, private, and commercial property for the presence of pest or invasive species and for compliance with quarantines or other phytosanitary regulations.
Examples of the work
Supervises temporary and intermittent employees; Schedules and coordinates field survey activities or laboratory processes; Under supervision, conducts mapping, survey and eradication activities statewide; Identifies supply and equipment needs for assigned activities; Plans mapping procedures, data handling, and provides assigned budget estimates; Participates in field and laboratory identification of invasive or pest species; Cooperates with other state agencies and the Attorney General’s office to ensure project compliance with applicable laws and regulations; Assists in planning and maintenance activities for nursery plots, registered foundation seed and scion blocks and index blocks unde ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree involving major study in a biological science or closely allied field AND Two years’ experience in detection, survey, control or eradication of pest or invasive species, including coursework. Graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.
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.