Recreation & Athletics Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 701H
- Class code
- 701H
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Recreation & Athletics Specialist 4 is $56,952 to $82,440 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 701H.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which bargaining unit covers the position.
- 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 51 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $56,952 | $76,608 | per year |
| Teamsters | $61,332 | $82,440 | per year |
The listing prints a separate range for classes covered by a bargaining agreement. Which one applies depends on the employee's unit.
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
Plans, organizes, and manages a total recreation program for an institution/facility having a large sports/recreation program; or in a hospital or Division of Developmental Disabilities residential facility provides consultation to unit recreation leaders, directs cross-unit recreational activities. Supervises recreational coordinators and staff or other assigned staff in a sports/recreational program system with such components as intramural and extramural revenue/non revenue-producing sports programs; and is responsible for quality control of institution/facility recreational services.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, directs and coordinates recreation activities to meet both specific and general needs, interests, and abilities for clients such as patients, students, inmates and other residents of State institution; Assigns and supervises recreation personnel in specific program areas and activities to assure well-rounded, effective program; Directs and coordinates a sports/recreational program system that has component programs such as intramural soccer, softball, volleyball, or football, or campus game rooms or revenue/non revenue-producing sports such as skiing and lacrosse; With delegated authority, interviews and recommends selection of applicants, trains new employees, assign and s ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree involving major study in either (a) recreation, therapeutic recreation, or equivalent, (b) music, drama, or physical education, or (c) psychology, sociology or education with a minor in recreation, physical education, music or drama and three years of professional recreation experience, including one year in a supervisory capacity, program planning or administration. Two years of additional experience in recreational or intramural sports programs may substitute for the educational requirements. OR Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all desirable 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.