Senior Park Aide pay range
State of Washington · class code 678O
- Class code
- 678O
- Salary range
- 37E
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Senior Park Aide is $44,856 to $54,204 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 678O.
- 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 37E in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 9 steps, and this class starts at step E rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 |
| Monthly | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 |
| Hourly | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 |
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
Under the direct supervision of a Park Ranger or Construction and Maintenance Project Specialist-Parks, performs semi-skilled repairs, maintenance and grounds keeping activities in a state park or park area.
Examples of the work
Under the supervision of a park ranger, leads a crew of Park Aides in: Making daily inspection and cleaning of comfort stations, vault toilets, kitchen/picnic shelters and other agency facilities and grounds; Mowing and trimming all cultivated lawn and rough areas; operating riding lawn mower, weed trimmer, power mower (push type) and tractor with flail mower; performing other grounds maintenance work such as weeding flower beds, pruning shrubs, and raking leaves; Providing clean environments for park users by keeping grounds free of litter, debris or illegal garbage dumps; cleaning stoves and braziers weekly; cleaning campsites and raking tent pads; Performing routine maintenance and cleani ...
Minimum qualifications
Twelve months of experience in building maintenance or grounds keeping, or performing semi-skilled/general carpentry, electrical and/or plumbing repair work. OR Six months cumulative experience as a Park Aide or equivalent or twelve months experience in a special employment program (i.e., WCC) with a parks agency. A combination of experience (i.e., WCC and Park Aide) may be used providing the candidate has at least three months experience as a Park Aide or equivalent staff. Equivalent education/experience. Possession of a valid driver's license may be required.
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.