Radiation Safety Technician 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 400J
- Class code
- 400J
- Salary range
- 41
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Radiation Safety Technician 2 is $44,856 to $59,760 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 400J.
- 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 41 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 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 |
| Monthly | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 |
| Hourly | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 |
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 complex duties that support radiation safety in research and clinical laboratories on campus.
Examples of the work
Review laboratory uses of radioactive material, assess status for registra¬tion, and schedule necessary surveys and inspections; Maintain calibration of survey and laboratory instruments; Maintain schedule for radioactive waste collection and disposal; escort the transportation of radioactive waste; Inspect analytical X-ray equipment; Survey patient room when brachy therapy is involved; Investigate spills, high exposures, and other radiation incidents; Maintain leak test program for sealed sources; Assist in non-routine uses of radiation; Prepare periodic reports of lab surveys; Perform duties of Radiation Safety Technician I; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree in science, engineering, or related field; OR two years of experience as a Radiation Safety Technician I or equivalent. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.