Specimen Processing Technician Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 510Q
- Class code
- 510Q
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Specimen Processing Technician Lead is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 510Q.
- 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 42 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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 general supervision, perform semi-technical duties as a lead in a centralized Clinical Medical Laboratory.
Examples of the work
Perform semi-technical duties as a lead assistant in a centralized service laboratory for a scientific department such as blood drawing activities, specimen handling, or data management, etc.; Order replacement supplies according to established procedures; assist with inventory or departmental supplies and equipment; Advise physicians, nurses, ward clerks, and technologists on procedures pertaining to laboratory and computer functions; Troubleshoot problems with data or specimens arising in the analytic laboratories or in the computer; Perform the work of Specimen Processing Technician; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college-level science in an applicable field AND six months of experience as a Specimen Processing Technician OR High School graduation or GED Certification AND 18 months of clinical laboratory experience in a Clinical or Public Health Laboratory 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.