Avalanche Forecast & Control Technician pay range
State of Washington · class code 599A
- Class code
- 599A
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Avalanche Forecast & Control Technician is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 599A.
- 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 46 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 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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. In a training capacity, performs a variety of basic weather observation and avalanche control tasks.
Examples of the work
Under supervision, records routine weather instrument readings including total interval, storm and 24-hour snow depths, wind speed and direction, air and snow temperature, dew point and humidity, snow crystal classification, and current weather conditions; assists in conducting snow pit investigations; Assists with maintenance and utilization of remote weather monitoring equipment; may involve tower climbing, working at heights, and alternating current or low voltage wiring; Utilizing weather observations from instruments and other study plots, calculates and draws water equivalence, snow density, precipitation intensity, and snow strength diagrams; Installs, services, and disassembles for m ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED certificate and one year of experience involving ski patrol, snow safety, avalanche control, U.S. Army Gunnery School courses, or explosive demolition work. 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 Explosive 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.