Preservation & Museum Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 260J
- Class code
- 260J
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Preservation & Museum Specialist 2 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 260J.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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
Functions as a fully qualified assistant. Assists in the identification, evaluation, and protection of properties in the State inventory of cultural resources; or prepares museum/gallery exhibits for display constructing, installing and lighting exhibitions. Some positions research, develop and implement site interpretive master plans and programs. Positions identify, preserve, catalogue and make recommendations for restoration of specimens, art objects or records. Some positions are responsible for day-to-day operations of a museum branch or section. Positions work independently and exercise judgment and discretion in determining the scope or level of service. Work is typically reviewed on a spot check basis after decisions have been made. Unusual problems that may occur are brought to a higher level manager with probable outcomes and solutions. May supervise lower level positions.
Examples of the work
Provided written and oral reports to board, staff and outside groups; gives addresses and lectures to students and/or visiting groups; Assists with the Statewide inventory of historic places as required by existing statues; catalogues, keeps current, and maintains the State inventory of cultural resources; Negotiates for and appraises artifacts for historical value and accession for museum retention; Reviews inventory nomination forms for content and accuracy prior to submission to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; Construct, install and dismantle museum or gallery exhibits or displays; Advise curators or administrator as to best means of accomplishing design; Estimate and order ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree in history, anthropology, archaeology, museum studies, fine arts, education or closely related field AND Two years experience as a museum curator or equivalent. Some positions require a Bachelor’s degree related to an assigned collection specialty. Some positions allow experience in historic preservation, or in historic or natural science research or interpretation, to be substituted, year for year, for education.
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.