Bridge Engineer 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 531G
- Class code
- 531G
- Salary range
- 65
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Bridge Engineer 3 is $80,496 to $108,228 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 531G.
- 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 65 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 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 |
| Monthly | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 |
| Hourly | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 |
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: Serves as a lead bridge technician performing advanced technical bridge engineering tasks or Performs professional level bridge engineering tasks.
Examples of the work
Operates Under Bridge Inspection Truck (UBIT); performs maintenance, troubleshooting and field repairs on the UBIT; Performs Non-Destructive Testing Inspections of pins and anchor bolts; Develops schedules for UBIT and routine inspection trips; Performs load carrying capacity analysis of existing structures; Team leader for short span bridge, Sign Bridge, fathometric and two person UBIT inspections; Evaluates proposals for commercial overweight truck movements over state bridges to ensure safe passage of trucks without compromising the structural integrity of bridge; Participates as a member of a bridge inspection team using routine and non-destructive inspections; assists in the development ...
Minimum qualifications
For bridge technician positions: • Two years of experience as a Bridge Engineer 2, Transportation Engineer 2, or equivalent. For bridge engineering professional positions: • A Bachelor of Science degree involving major study in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Structural engineering, plus one year experience as a Bridge Engineer 2, Transportation Engineer 2, or equivalent. Possession of an Engineer-In-Training certificate will be substituted for education. Equivalent education/experience. Note: Some positions require possession of a valid driver's license. Some positions may also require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), without air brakes restriction.
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.