Research Investigator 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 502E
- Class code
- 502E
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Research Investigator 1 is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 502E.
- 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 58 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 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 |
| Monthly | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 |
| Hourly | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 |
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
This is the entry level for advanced scientific research and analysis work. Conducts primarily non-routine research studies.
Examples of the work
Under supervision or as directed, reviews and designs research studies: e.g., studies relationship between seasonal variations and admissions to institutions, develops rating scales sensitive to changes in behavior following drug administration, studies effects of varying kinds of reward on training of the intellectually disabled, etc.; Provides core data to the department or agency for specialized research programs; Develops questionnaires and code sheets suitable for program evaluation; analytically evaluates programs; participates in demographic forecasting and tracking program areas; Performs statistical analyses of data: e.g., analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, varying kinds ...
Minimum qualifications
A Master's degree in relevant specialty, technical or qualitative field; and one year experience in experimental, analytical, or theoretical research in identified specialty area. OR Equivalent education/experience in relevant field.
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.