Pesticide Regulatory Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 572A
- Class code
- 572A
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Pesticide Regulatory Specialist 1 is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 572A.
- 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 53 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 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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
This is the entry level of the series. Positions at this level perform professional and skilled natural resource pesticide protection. Positions assist higher-level Pesticide Regulatory Specialists in performing more complex and highly technical duties. Positions perform routine duties for the regulatory, training and outreach functions, including but not limited to, enforcement, licensing, registration, technical assistance, education and waste pesticide disposal.
Examples of the work
Provides technical assistance and responds to public and stakeholder inquires on basic pesticide laws and rules; delivers presentations on basic pesticide law and rule requirements. Compiles and summarizes data, writes reports; Researches and reviews requests for permits to make pesticide applications that deviate from rule; Assists with website technical updates; Conducts a variety of sampling activities; Responds to complaints in accordance with program requirements; complete investigations within established timelines; Audits fertilizer tonnage reports and inspect fertilizer facilities for compliance with state fertilizer laws and rule; Assists with more complex inspections and investigat ...
Minimum qualifications
Associate’s degree including at least 25 semester or 40 quarter hours in a natural or physical science, and four (4) years of professional experience in a natural resource, environmental or health regulator agency, in the pest management field or fertilizer industry. OR Bachelor’s Degree including 25 semester or 40 quarter hours in a natural or physical science; and two (2) years of professional experience in a natural resource, environmental or health regulatory agency, in the pest management field, or in the feed or fertilizer industry. May require: Complete EPA Office of Pesticide Programs label review training within one year.
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.