Research Study Coordinator 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 323M
- Class code
- 323M
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Research Study Coordinator 1 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 323M.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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 the operations of clinical, biomedical and/or behavioral research studies involving human subjects.
Examples of the work
Recruit, interview and screen potential subjects and determine eligibility according to established criteria; Assist in establishing and maintaining contact with community agencies, health care providers and/or study sponsors; inform sponsors of current status; refer participants to community service agencies as appropriate; Maintain adherence to research protocols and verify accuracy of research study data; Extract technical, medical and/or behavioral information from institution or clinical records; Interpret and record subject behaviors using observation codes, rating scales, questionnaires or standardized assessments; Collect data in a variety of settings such as institutions, clinical s ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college level course work in a relevant academic area AND two years of experience as a Research Study Assistant 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.