Radiation Safety Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 400I
- Class code
- 400I
- Salary range
- 39
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Radiation Safety Technician 1 is $42,780 to $56,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 400I.
- 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 39 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 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 |
| Monthly | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 |
| Hourly | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 |
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
Perform routine technical duties that support radiation safety in research and clinical laboratories on campus.
Examples of the work
Survey radioisotope laboratories for contamination by wipe methods and instru¬ments; Count survey samples in laboratory instruments; Record all survey results and initiate action when established limits are exceeded; Check radiation survey instruments for proper operation; Perform simple calibration of radiation instruments; Receive and deliver radioactive material for campus use; Collect and process radioactive waste; Assist in collection and distribution of film badge and personnel dosimeters; Assist health physicist with surveys of X-ray equipment; Maintain files and records of program activities; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college course work in science, math, or engineering; OR trade school graduation in radiation/health related field; OR two years of related work 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.