Pulmonary Function Technologist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 297E
- Class code
- 297E
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Pulmonary Function Technologist 1 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 297E.
- 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
Prepare patients for and perform routine pulmonary function tests; record data for analysis.
Examples of the work
Operate pulmonary function equipment while conducting tests such as spirometry, lung volume, diffusing capacity and flow volume loops; Draw and analyze arterial blood gas specimens; Screen spirometric tests in outpatient clinics or at bedside; Administer aerosolized bronchodilators; Administer topical or subcutaneous local anesthetics; Collect data; calculate and report results; Schedule patients for tests; May assist physicians and/or higher-level Pulmonary Function Technologists in the performance of complex and elaborate testing; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Completion of an accredited pulmonary function program OR One year of pulmonary function technologist 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.