Bridge Maintenance Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 597G
- Class code
- 597G
- Salary range
- 51G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Bridge Maintenance Specialist 2 is $66,072 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 597G.
- 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 51G 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 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
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
Positions at this level perform a variety of journey-level work on bridges and structures. Perform work in the maintenance, repair, operation and reconstruction of bridges and structures. Working independently, incumbents specialize in one or more trades or crafts. Perform journey-level and skilled work in a variety of disciplines, such as carpentry, welding, steel fabrication, electrical, plumbing, masonry, heavy equipment operations, or hydraulics systems.
Examples of the work
On concrete structures, repairs railings, sidewalks, decks, columns, piers and bulkheads; builds forms and pours and finishes concrete; Inspects, maintains, and replaces electrical equipment and circuitry involving aerial and navigation lights, wiring, conduit, fixtures, controls, and switches; On steel structures, uses heat straightening to repair damaged steel railings and members and fabricates steel replacement members; makes deck and sidewalk repairs; cleans and paints steel; performs repairs to and replacement of expansion joints; On moveable span structures, performs same work as on steel structures and also inspects, maintains, repairs, and replaces electric motors, switches, control ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from high school or possession of a GED certificate. AND Two years’ experience as a Maintenance Technician 2 with experience in heavy construction carpentry, concrete, steel fabrication, electrical or millwright. OR Journey level standing in a construction trade as attested by: Completion of recognized apprenticeship; OR Full journey status in a trade union; OR Four years of experience as a full-time helper to a journey worker in the specified trade; 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.
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.