Plant Technician 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 570L
- Class code
- 570L
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Plant Technician 3 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 570L.
- 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 44 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 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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
Supervises the care and maintenance of crops and other plants for developmental, research, and/or instructional purposes.
Examples of the work
Supervises assistants and performs activities in irrigating, fertilizing, pest control, breeding, management, and general care of plants for research and teaching functions; Observes plants for symptoms indicating disease or insect infestation; administers prescribed treatment for diseases and pest control; Cleans farm, greenhouse and nursery facilities; Oversees or maintains records consistent with management, research, and cultural programs; Demonstrates laboratory exercises for students; Performs related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED certificate and four years of work experience in plant research, including one year in managing a major farming operation. College training in one of the plant sciences may be substituted, year-for-year, for required experience. Additional years of experience in plant research may be substituted, year-for-year, for high school education. 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.