Research Study Coordinator Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 323O
- Class code
- 323O
- Salary range
- 43
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Research Study Coordinator Lead is $47,004 to $62,880 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 323O.
- 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 43 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 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 |
| Monthly | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 |
| Hourly | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 |
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
Lead staff engaged in performing a variety of support functions for clinical, biomedical and/or behavioral science research studies involving human subjects.
Examples of the work
Participate in training and orienting new staff; assist in preparation of written instructions for clinic and laboratory test procedures; Coordinate subject recruitment and participation in study and identify subject populations; Interpret and apply study protocol; Draft forms, questionnaires and clinic procedures for collecting and summarizing observations and data; Determine appropriate psychological/neuropsychological test batteries; Extract technical, medical and/or behavioral information from institution or clinical records; Dispense and retrieve medication under the direction of a licensed health care practitioner; and maintain and monitor records of drug accountability records; review ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in relevant academic area AND two years of experience as a Research Study Coordinator 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.