Bridge Engineer 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 531E
- Class code
- 531E
- Salary range
- 57
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Bridge Engineer 1 is $66,072 to $88,788 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 531E.
- 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 57 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 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 |
| Monthly | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 |
| Hourly | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 |
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
In the Washington State Department of Transportation, Bridge and Structures Office or Washington State Ferries: • Performs as a skilled bridge technician, or • Performs entry-level professional bridge engineering tasks.
Examples of the work
Extracts Bridge and culvert inventory data from contract plans for entry into the WSBIS and BMS systems; Communicates with regional inspectors and project engineers for scheduling inspections of new bridges; Maintains inventory information received from Federal, State, County, City, and private entities for storage/removal in filing systems; Participates as a member of an inspection team during routine and in-depth structural inspections of highway structures to determine their structural adequacy; this includes the use of non-destructive testing methods on fracture critical members; Operates Under Bridge Inspection Truck (UBIT); Compiles Fracture Critical and Routine Inspection reports and ...
Minimum qualifications
For bridge technician positions: • Two years experience as a Bridge Technician 2 in the WSDOT Bridge and Structures Office, or equivalent, OR • Two years of experience as a Transportation Technician 2, or equivalent, which includes at least 6 months experience reading civil engineering plans, and the ability to produce engineering drawings with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD). For bridge engineering professional positions: • A Bachelor of Science degree involving major study in civil, mechanical, electrical, or structural engineering. Possession of an Engineer-In-Training certificate will be substituted for education.
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.