Bridge Engineer 7 pay range
State of Washington · class code 531K
- Class code
- 531K
- Salary range
- 82
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Bridge Engineer 7 is $122,448 to $164,664 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 531K.
- 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 82 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 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 | $131,868 | $135,192 | $138,552 | $142,020 | $145,548 | $149,244 | $152,904 | $156,732 | $160,692 | $164,664 |
| Monthly | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 | $10,989 | $11,266 | $11,546 | $11,835 | $12,129 | $12,437 | $12,742 | $13,061 | $13,391 | $13,722 |
| Hourly | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 | $63.16 | $64.75 | $66.36 | $68.02 | $69.71 | $71.48 | $73.23 | $75.06 | $76.96 | $78.86 |
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 is a registered professional engineer in the branch of structural, mechanical, or electrical engineering or is a registered architect: • Serves as the technical specialist, as designated in writing by either the Bridge and Structures Engineer or the Washington State Ferries Structural Supervisor, for complex bridge engineering technical areas such as; reinforced/prestressed concrete, structural steel/welding, bridge expansion joints and bearings, or bridge architecture. Provides technical assistance in the designated specialty to other design engineers in the Bridge and Structures Office. Prepares technical papers, develops and reviews national bridge engineering specifications and provide expert interpretation of design criteria, procedures and specifications.
Examples of the work
Manages and supervises the inspection and design of mechanical/electrical and hydraulic systems for movable bridges and other special structures; Provides expert interpretation of design criteria, procedures and specifications; Manages the preparation of electrical and mechanical inspection reports, recommending maintenance activities and rehabilitation projects with associated cost estimates, which provide a proactive operational plan for movable bridge preservation; Manages the development of plans, specifications and engineering packages for the rehabilitation of the electrical and mechanical systems on the state’s movable bridges and other special structures; Provides expert interpretati ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor of Science degree involving major study in civil, structural, mechanical or electrical engineering; OR A Bachelor’s degree in Architecture. AND In the Bridge Design Section: • Registration as a professional engineer in the branch of structural engineering or registration as an architect in the state of Washington or another state, based on registration requirements equivalent to those in Washington AND • Two years as a Bridge Engineer 5 or one year as a Bridge Engineer 6; or ten years as an architect.
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.