Broadcast Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 201E
- Class code
- 201E
- Salary range
- 38
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Broadcast Technician 1 is $41,820 to $55,596 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 201E.
- 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 38 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 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 |
| Monthly | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 |
| Hourly | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 |
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 specific direction, operate, monitor, repair, and modify television and radio equipment.
Examples of the work
Adjusts television cameras and maintains picture quality; Sets up, aligns, and checks video and audio equipment used for production of radio and television programs; Assists higher-level technicians in the operation of radio and television broadcasting transmitters, video-tape systems, and master control panels; Checks films, video and audio-tapes, and slides against program and production schedules; operates audio and projection equipment and recorders in accordance with schedules; Adjusts and repairs equipment and perform routine maintenance; constructs and modifies radio and television electronic equipment under direction of higher-level technicians; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High School, technical, or vocational school graduate, or GED Certificate; AND One year of full-time experience/training in electronics equipment operation and maintenance. First class radio-telephone operator license may be required. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. Examination Requirements: A job element examination (including written, E & T and oral components) scored on the basis of job related experience, training, skill, ability, and other elements which are established through job analysis.
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.