Civil Engineer 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 530G
- Class code
- 530G
- Salary range
- 63
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Civil Engineer 3 is $76,608 to $102,996 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 530G.
- 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 63 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 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 |
| Monthly | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 |
| Hourly | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 |
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
Performs professional civil engineering work in charge of unit of other professional engineers, or as specialist.
Examples of the work
Conceives, lays out, designs, and supervises engineering projects, such as roads, dams, bridges, buildings, structures, stream improvements, and boat launching ramps; assigns and supervises professional and sub-professional engineers in completion of such projects; Performs mapping coding and delineation work as it relates to taxing jurisdiction boundaries for purposes of allocating utility values; classifies railroad properties including maintenance and correction of right-of-way maps; reviews lease sites reported annually by railroad companies; advises county assessors regarding sites included in Tax Commission assessment and those subject to local assessment; maintains complete file of ma ...
Minimum qualifications
Registration as a professional engineer in the branch of civil engineering in the State of Washington or another state based on registration requirements equivalent to those in Washington. NOTE: Requirements for professional registration as a civil engineer in the State of Washington are eight years of professional experience (which may include up to four years of college-level engineering education) and successful completion of sixteen hours of professional licensing exams.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Civil Engineer 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | $59,800 | $92,690 | $59,800 to $92,690 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.