Aircraft Pilot 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 654E
- Class code
- 654E
- Salary range
- 54
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Aircraft Pilot 1 is $61,332 to $82,440 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 654E.
- 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 54 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 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 |
| Monthly | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 |
| Hourly | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 |
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
Pilot in command of single engine or acts as copilot on multi-engine aircraft on Departmental operations, law enforcement missions or administrative business.
Examples of the work
Pilots one or more types of Departmental aircraft over hazardous terrain at low altitudes for such purposes as planting fish, conducting aerial census', aerial surveys, aerial photography, or amphibious operations; Conducts fish patrols over Puget Sound, Pacific Ocean, and Columbia River; plans flights, obtains clearance, and files flight plans with Federal Aviation Agency; Assists with scheduling the use of planes for enforcement, conservation, administrative business or other governmental agencies; Maintains log of aircraft flight time; assists with prescribed inspections and performs necessary routine maintenance and repair to planes and engines under qualified supervision; Patrols assign ...
Minimum qualifications
Logged 1,500 hours of flight time on turbo-prop and/or reciprocating engine aircraft, including low level flight, below 500 feet, and VFR navigation experience. A current Class II flight physical and a valid Federal Aviation Agency Commercial Certificate is required with a rating in one or more of the following categories: • Single engine land • Single engine sea • Multi-engine land • Multi-engine sea NOTE: Selective certification, including instrument rating, may be authorized for definitive Departmental requirements, which may not be specified above.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Aircraft Pilot 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | $61,422 | $110,531 | $61,422 to $110,531 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.