Automotive Mechanic Trainee pay range
State of Washington · class code 618L
- Class code
- 618L
- Salary range
- 34C
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Automotive Mechanic Trainee is $39,924 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 618L.
- 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 34C in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 11 steps, and this class starts at step C rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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
Perform semi-skilled work of graduated complexity in the repair and service of automobiles, vans/panel trucks and pickup trucks under 15,000 GVW, in on-the-job automotive mechanic trades training program.
Examples of the work
Under guidance of a journey-level worker, performs various maintenance and repair duties, with special emphasis on those duties required to complete the specific on-the-job automotive mechanic trades training program; Obtains, prepares, and distributes materials to the job site and assist in assembly and installation; Cleans up and maintains shop areas, work sites, and storage areas; Completes on-the-job motorized equipment mechanic trades training program and related academic training; Performs related duties and functions as specified in approved trades training program; Performs related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent
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.