Veterinary Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 524A
- Class code
- 524A
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Veterinary Specialist 1 is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 524A.
- 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
This is the entry level of the series. Positions perform veterinary technical specialized work involved in a variety of animal health programs under close supervision. Positions are responsible for assisting with a variety of inspection functions associated with disease control or eradication, or assisting in surgery, administering anesthetics and injections, drawing blood, performing routine radiology and laboratory analysis of specimens.
Examples of the work
Performs routine radiology procedures and processes films; Assists in animal surgery; Prepares animals for surgery, radiography, application of splints and casts and electro-cardiography; Monitors vital signs after surgery or serious injury; Collects and analyzes samples of blood, urine and feces; Maintains records; Assists with routine inspection and testing of livestock, poultry, and other avian species on ranches, farms, auctions, markets, etc., to detect animal diseases and parasites; Monitors livestock owner’s cleaning and disinfection of vehicles and premises which may be contaminated by disease organisms and enforces biosecurity principles and disposition of deceased animals; Coordina ...
Minimum qualifications
Associate degree from an accredited school of animal technology. OR Registration, certification or licensure in an animal or veterinary technician field and one year experience in the animal, avian, or veterinary field.
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.