Bridge Maintenance Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 597F
- Class code
- 597F
- Salary range
- 48G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Bridge Maintenance Specialist 1 is $61,332 to $71,136 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 597F.
- 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 48G in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 7 steps, and this class starts at step G rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 |
| Monthly | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 |
| Hourly | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 |
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
Under general supervision, performs sub-journey work in the maintenance, repair, operation and reconstruction on bridges and structures. Positions at this level work under the technical direction of a journey-level trades worker performing work on bridges and structures. Incumbents typically specialize in one trade or craft but perform a variety of sub-journey work requiring a limited knowledge of various trade skills in a variety of disciplines, such as carpentry, welding, steel fabrication, electrical, plumbing, masonry, heavy equipment operations, or hydraulics systems.
Examples of the work
Operates hand tools, power tools and other shop equipment; assists in welding and metal fabrication; fabricates structure elements with supervision and operates equipment; On steel structures, assists in heat straightening to repair damaged steel railings and members and fabrication of steel replacement members; assists with deck and sidewalk repairs; cleans and paints steel; assists in repairs to expansion joints; Assists with the maintenance of concrete structures, repairs railings, sidewalks, decks, columns, piers and bulkheads; builds forms and pours and finishes concrete under the supervision of higher level Bridge Maintenance Specialists; On wood structures, assists with the repair of ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from high school or possession of a GED certificate. AND Two years as a Maintenance Technician 1. OR Completion of a recognized apprenticeship in a skilled construction trade. OR Two years of experience in the construction field which includes carpentry, concrete, steel fabrication, electrical heavy equipment operations, or millwright experience. OR Equivalent education/experience. Notes: Positions may require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A with endorsement N and without air brakes restriction which must be attained within the first six months of employment. Must be capable of working at heights exceeding 100 feet or inside a confined space environment.
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.