Radiation Safety Technician 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 400K
- Class code
- 400K
- Salary range
- 45
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Radiation Safety Technician 3 is $49,296 to $66,072 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 400K.
- 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 45 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 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 |
| Monthly | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 |
| Hourly | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 |
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
Coordinate routine programs in support of radiation safety in research and clinical laboratories on campus.
Examples of the work
Survey radioisotope laboratories; review results of surveys conducted by Health Physics Technicians I and II; estimate radiation dose to workers based on measurements and dosimetry models; Review uses of radioisotopes in laboratories and determine adequacy of survey schedules and patterns; Assist researchers in establishing routine monitoring programs within their laboratories; Assist researchers in establishing special procedures for non-routine uses; Conduct random audits of laboratories to review the accuracy of inventory records; Advise the Radiation Safety Officer of deficiencies in laboratories; Conduct special studies to evaluate problem areas for possible corrective actions involving ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree in science or engineering or equivalent and one year of experience as a Radiation Safety Technician 2 or equivalent; OR two years of experience as a Radiation Safety Technician 2.
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.