Bridge Maintenance Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 597K
- Class code
- 597K
- Salary range
- 53G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Bridge Maintenance Specialist 3 is $69,348 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 597K.
- 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 53G 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 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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
This is the specialist assigned to a suspension bridge. Perform journey-level work in the maintenance, repair, operation and reconstruction of bridges and structures.
Examples of the work
Performs journey-level maintenance and repair work on the Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge; Operates and maintains movable bridges; Maintains, repairs, and replaces mechanical equipment cable, systems\elevators, and drainage systems; Inspects, maintains, and repairs suspension structures, painting, cleaning, and applying epoxy patching as required; adjusts cables, services hydraulic dampers; Inspects, maintains, and replaces electrical equipment and circuitry involving obstruction lights, wiring, conduit, fixtures, controls, and switches; Inspects and repairs steel structures and mountings by sand-blasting, welding, heat straightening, fabrication and painting; Provides traffic control and o ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or possession of a GED certificate. AND Three years of experience as a Bridge Maintenance Specialist 2. OR Four years of experience in bridge painting, rigging or in the erection or maintenance of structural steel on high bridges, buildings, towers or dams. 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.
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.