Avalanche Forecast and Control Supervisor pay range
State of Washington · class code 599D
- Class code
- 599D
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Avalanche Forecast and Control Supervisor is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 599D.
- 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 58 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 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 |
| Monthly | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 |
| Hourly | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 |
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
Supervises an avalanche control and observation crew operating on a major mountain pass. Develops and disseminates instructions and information to crew. Organizes, conducts and facilitates crew meetings.
Examples of the work
Plans, enacts and reviews an operational program to manage avalanche hazards affecting Washington State Highways; Acts as liaison to Department of Transportation management and federal, state and local agencies regarding policies, procedures and operations; conducts training and/or presents information regarding avalanche phenomena, control and effects; Organizes and supervises weather data collection and avalanche control missions; Prepares crew schedules providing for necessary ongoing hazard management; prioritizes and assigns work outside of normal shifts, schedules materials and equipment as needed; Assigns projects and responsibilities to crew; monitors performance, productivity, and w ...
Minimum qualifications
Four years assigned full-time avalanche control technician work, or a combination of experience and education (Bachelor's degree with major study in a physical science). Must have satisfactorily completed the U.S. Forest Service National Avalanche School or compatible advanced level professional avalanche education/course and U.S. Army Gunnery School courses. Must be able to ski and climb advanced terrain in heavy snow and adverse weather, making parallel turns while carrying a loaded back pack weighing not less than 25 pounds; able to work at heights and when suspended by ropes. A Washington State Explosives Users License with certification for Avalanche Control.
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.