Reactor Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 602E
- Class code
- 602E
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Reactor Technician 1 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 602E.
- 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 44 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 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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
Under direction of higher classified personnel, operate and maintain an atomic reactor and assist in construction, installation, maintenance, modification, and repair of associated electronic equipment and systems.
Examples of the work
Inspect and operate an atomic or nuclear reactor; Perform maintenance on electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems and install electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment associated with the reactor; Draw schematic diagrams of the electronic and electrical circuits and drawings of the mechanical equipment associated with the reactor; Perform routine checks on the reactor involving testing and calibration of electronic circuits, testing of associated mechanical systems, and conduct of water quality tests; Assist in development and preparation of safety rules and evaluation of changes and additions to procedures concerning operation of the reactor; prepare and maintain records associ ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED certificate and one year of experience/training in the operation of a nuclear reactor or equivalent facility.
Special requirements
Must obtain a valid Atomic Energy Commission reactor operator's license within 6 months of appointment date. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S.
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.