Pharmacy Technician 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 296I
- Class code
- 296I
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Pharmacy Technician 2 is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 296I.
- 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
Performs specialized, technical pharmaceutical tasks such as maintaining a narcotics vault, maintaining an automated medication distribution system and performing unit dose medication checking in a central pharmacy that supports one or more satellite pharmacies operating under the supervision of an on-site pharmacist or performs area-specific technical pharmaceutical tasks on an inpatient nursing unit or an ambulatory clinic.
Examples of the work
Compounds and prepares medications from physician orders for oral, intravenous, suppository and topical administration; Prepares prescriptions from physician orders; Checks the work of other pharmacy technicians after receiving certification as a technician checker; Assists in training of pharmacy assistants, interns, and students; Performs documentation functions in designated areas of the pharmacy; Assists in the preparation and documentation of the process improvement program; Performs charging and/or billing functions; Performs the duties of Pharmacy Technician 1; Performs tasks related to drug acquisition and delivery such as maintaining assigned medication stations and investigating an ...
Minimum qualifications
Six months of experience as a Pharmacy Technician 1 OR Equivalent education/experience.
Special requirements
State of Washington Pharmacy Technician certification. 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
Pharmacy Technician 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | $31,824 | $57,346 | $31,824 to $57,346 |
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.