Aircraft Pilot 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 654H
- Class code
- 654H
- Salary range
- 72
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Aircraft Pilot 4 is $95,676 to $128,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 654H.
- 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 72 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 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 |
| Monthly | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 |
| Hourly | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 |
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
The chief pilot supervises pilots that are in command of single-engine, multi-engine aircraft or amphibious seaplane aircraft for agency operations, law enforcement missions, firefighting, natural resources and administrative business; or pilot aircraft in support of agency missions, natural resource requirements and firefighting operations.
Examples of the work
Supervises pilots utilizing aircraft over hazardous terrain at low altitudes for such purposes as aerial surveying and timber and fire patrol, planting fish, conducting aerial census, aerial surveys, or aerial photography; low level flights over mountainous terrain and fire areas to drop supplies and equipment and provide aerial reconnaissance over wildfires; Incumbents have delegated authority to interview and recommend selection of applicants, conduct training, assign, evaluate and schedule work, act upon leave requests, conduct annual performance evaluations and recommend corrective and disciplinary actions; Responsible for ensuring program pilots meet and maintain interagency, DNR, and F ...
Minimum qualifications
Fixed Wing Option: Meets all requirements of Aircraft Pilot 3; One year experience as an Aircraft Pilot 3 or equivalent (i.e. FAA Part 135 Asst. Chief Pilot, Chief Pilot/PAO Chief Pilot, Asst. Chief Pilot, and/or US Military; Standardization/Public Aircraft Operations Instructor Pilot; 2,000 hours of turbine, turbo-prop and/or reciprocating engine logged flight time, including low level flight, below 500 feet, with 1500 hours Pilot- In-Command (PIC) and a minimum of 100 hours of actual/simulated instrument time; A current FAA Class I or II flight Medical; A current and valid Federal Aviation Agency Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating - ASEL or Airline Transport Pilot - Airpla ...
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.