Pharmacy Technician Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 296J
- Class code
- 296J
- Salary range
- 55
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Pharmacy Technician Lead is $62,880 to $84,528 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 296J.
- 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 55 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 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 |
| Monthly | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 |
| Hourly | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 |
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
Leads Pharmacy Technicians and others; performs a variety of technical and specialized pharmaceutical tasks in a pharmacy; assists with the development and implementation of procedures.
Examples of the work
Directs the work of interns, students, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy assistants; Assists in coordinating and conducting the instruction and training on technical, specialized and distributive functions; Participates in the development and implementation of procedures; Assists in maintaining accurate time and attendance records; Schedules pharmacy technician and pharmacy assistant staff; Performs documentation functions, including billing, in designated areas of the pharmacy; Monitors and performs in-house manufacturing of pharmaceuticals; Performs order entry of medication orders into the pharmacy computer; Assists with periodic peer review and evaluation of pharmacy assistants and inte ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician 2 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.