Phlebotomist Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 321F
- Class code
- 321F
- Salary range
- 36
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Phlebotomist Lead is $39,924 to $52,872 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 321F.
- 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 36 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 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 |
| Monthly | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 |
| Hourly | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 |
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
Lead assigned staff; collect blood specimens and perform simple laboratory procedures.
Examples of the work
Check and record the work of phlebotomists performing human venipuncture; Assure blood drawing procedures are followed and orders are completed as requested; Assist in training new employees; assign work; Maintain inventory and order supplies; Maintain recordkeeping and data collection; Perform the work of a Phlebotomist; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation AND One year of experience as a phlebotomist Equivalent education/experience.
Special requirements
Obtain state of Washington certification as a Health Care Assistant Level A within sixty days of employment date. There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification.
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.