Plant Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 570J
- Class code
- 570J
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Plant Technician 1 is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 570J.
- 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 34 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 | $38,340 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,195 | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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
Assists with the care and management of plant nurseries, greenhouses, and field plots.
Examples of the work
Performs duties involved in the fertilizing, watering, weeding and breeding of plants and related procedures for research projects; Inspects health and condition of plants and assists with the cultural practices involved in plant care; Assists with laboratory demonstrations; Maintains irrigation, fertility, breeding, and other plant records; Performs related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent and two years of work experience in plant research, plant propagation, or related work. College training in one of the plant sciences may be substituted, year-for-year, for required experience. One year of additional applicable experience may be substituted for educational requirements. Specified course work or experience within a discipline may be required. Equivalent education/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.