Color Digital Press Operator pay range
State of Washington · class code 206V
- Class code
- 206V
- Salary range
- 44G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Color Digital Press Operator is $55,596 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 206V.
- 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 44G 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 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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
In a high volume, large format (over 22”) print shop, at the fully qualified journey level, sets up, operates and maintains a color digital press capable of supporting a variety of substrate types, sizes, weights, and thicknesses for application flexibility and variable data print solutions. Positions utilize hardware and software (computer interface) to enhance image quality and set up jobs comparable to offset printing not produced by high speed copiers or office equipment.
Examples of the work
Receives documents in a variety of digital formats as well as hard copy; Reviews documents for integrity; Downloads files to press and organize files and print documents; Interprets job tickets and facilitates quality printing; Prepares and programs the digital press for production runs; Makes adjustments to equipment to ensure quality and color match to digital proofs; Performs daily and routine service on digital press; Monitors inventory level of supplies; Performs other duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent AND, either Three years of experience in press operation in a commercial print shop OR one year of experience operating a digital color press.
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.