Research Study Assistant pay range
State of Washington · class code 323L
- Class code
- 323L
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Research Study Assistant is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 323L.
- 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 34 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 | $38,340 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,195 | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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 varied support functions in support of research studies involving human subjects.
Examples of the work
Serve as primary contact with study participants; explain purpose of research study and protocols; Screen prospective participants to determine eligibility according to research protocol entrance criteria; conduct interviews according to established protocol; Extract technical, medical and/or behavioral information from institution or clinical records of research subjects; Maintain confidentiality of subject records; Perform technical tasks such as venous blood drawing; administering electrocardiograms and measuring vital signs; perform laboratory specimen processing; operate equipment such as temperature monitors, galvanometers, analytic balances, and ECG monitors; Assist in recording behav ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college-level course work in a relevant academic area AND one year of appropriate experience OR equivalent education/experience.
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.