Pharmacist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 295G
- Class code
- 295G
- Salary range
- 73G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Pharmacist 3 is $113,736 to $131,868 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 295G.
- 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 73G in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 7 steps, and this class starts at step G rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 | $131,868 |
| Monthly | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 | $10,989 |
| Hourly | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 | $63.16 |
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
Performs professional pharmaceutical care to a clinical service such as cardiology, neurosurgery, critical care, transplant services, oncology, psychiatry, diabetes or family or veterinary medicine; provides leadership for specific clinical service areas such as developing education programs and acting as clinical resource for staff.
Examples of the work
Recommends appropriate pharmaceutical prescription based on patient parameters and interpretation of current literature, safety, efficacy and cost; Advises prescribers on patients’ medication therapy; Assists in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee process for review and evaluation of treatment options; Maintains accurate medication histories and monitors effect and adverse reactions of all patients; Participates in multi-disciplinary team activities to provide patient-specific medication information and education when appropriate; Evaluates information from prescriber or interviews patients and provides education or assistance for the self-administration of take-home or discharge medicat ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience in pharmacy practice. Months spent in the completion of an American Society of Health System Pharmacists accredited residency training program may substitute month-for-month for the experience.
Special requirements
State of Washington Pharmacist License. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Pharmacist 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $85,508 | $142,140 | $85,508 to $142,140 |
| Louisiana | $93,933 | $169,354 | $93,933 to $169,354 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.