Radiation Health Physicist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 400R
- Class code
- 400R
- Salary range
- 72
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Radiation Health Physicist 3 is $95,676 to $128,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 400R.
- 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 72 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 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 |
| Monthly | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 |
| Hourly | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 |
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
Is responsible for the activities of a specific program within the Office of Radiation Protection and is designated the program lead for one of the following programs: X-Ray Inspections, X-Ray Registration/Plan Review, Radioactive Materials Inspections, Radioactive Materials Licensing, Uranium Mills, Radwaste Technical Operations, Low-Level Waste Site Inspections, Emission Monitoring, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Assessment, Trojan Fixed Nuclear Facility Emergency Response, and WNP-2 Fixed Nuclear Facility Emergency Response; and is a member of a radiation emergency response team.
Examples of the work
Supervises professional staff engaged in registration, licensing, investigation, environmental monitoring and other activities relating to control of nuclear energy and radiation; Coordinates and conducts a licensing and compliance program in accordance with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements and State standards for the use of nuclear materials in a manner consistent with the protection of public and occupational health; Develops licensing plan of operations; assists in the development of standards; prepares informational and regulatory publications for users or potential users of nuclear energy; Reviews and evaluates licensee applications for use of nuclear materials and makes ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's degree in radiological health, radiation safety, health physics or closely related field and two years' professional experience in an official radiation control program. OR A Bachelor's degree in a physical science, engineering or biological science and four years' professional experience in an official radiation control program. A Master's degree in any of the above fields may be substituted for one year of experience. 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.