Photogrammetrist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 535B
- Class code
- 535B
- Salary range
- 57
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Photogrammetrist 2 is $66,072 to $88,788 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 535B.
- 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 57 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 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 |
| Monthly | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 |
| Hourly | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 |
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 journey level of the series. Positions at this level perform professional photogrammetric engineering tasks. Positions perform under the direction and supervision of a higher-level Photogrammetrist.
Examples of the work
Compile precise 2D and 3D planimetric and topographic maps/data of difficult areas where extensive photo-interpretation and judgment is required using precision stereoscopic or digital instruments; Determine the configuration of terrain surface in digital form; determines instrument coordinate positions of image points and prepares the data for electronic machine computation; Compile Digital Elevation Models (DEM's) and/or Digital Terrain Models (DTM's) for use in the production of orthophotos or generation of topographic contours, and volumetric calculations; Perform digital file translations and manipulations to accommodate various CAD, GIS, and Engineering design systems/programs; May ass ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require three years of experience performing technical photogrammetric map/data compilation, preparation, and other photogrammetric support tasks, one year of which must be operating precision photogrammetric instruments. An Associate's degree in photogrammetry, cartography, civil engineering, geodesy, geography, forestry, or related field may substitute for one year of the non-instrument experience. A Bachelor's or higher degree in photogrammetry, cartography, civil engineering, geodesy, forestry, or related field may be substituted for two years of the non-instrument experience.
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.