Communications Officer Assistant pay range
State of Washington · class code 450I
- Class code
- 450I
- Salary range
- 41SP
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Communications Officer Assistant is $51,372 to $68,520 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 450I.
- 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 41SP in the SP Range 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 | $51,372 | $52,572 | $53,796 | $55,056 | $56,424 | $57,756 | $59,160 | $60,588 | $62,100 | $63,672 | $65,220 | $66,900 | $68,520 |
| Monthly | $4,281 | $4,381 | $4,483 | $4,588 | $4,702 | $4,813 | $4,930 | $5,049 | $5,175 | $5,306 | $5,435 | $5,575 | $5,710 |
| Hourly | $24.60 | $25.18 | $25.76 | $26.37 | $27.02 | $27.66 | $28.33 | $29.02 | $29.74 | $30.49 | $31.24 | $32.04 | $32.82 |
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
Serves as the initial contact in the Washington State Patrol Communications Centers, handling 911 calls from the public and supporting operational and record needs associated to the work performed by Communications Officer 1s. Answers multiple line phones receiving emergency and non-emergency information regarding various emergencies experienced by motorists on the freeways and state routes in Washington State; including but not limited to accidents, altercations, shootings, domestic violence incidents, disabled or abandoned vehicles, road hazards, complaints, general information and departmental business. Questions callers to obtain information such as location, vehicle description, witnesses, driver description, presence of weapons, injuries, and other pertinent data to ensure a timely response and provide adequate information for any officer safety needs or concerns.
Examples of the work
Provides support to the Communications Officers (dispatchers) by relieving them of the initial phone contact for emergency and non-emergency services; Requests over the phone proper fire and aid responders for injury accidents, medical responses, and vehicle fires, using referenced mapping material; logs the information into the correct zone for prompt action; Uses a computerized rotation schedule to send tow trucks for vehicle impounds, collisions, and disabled vehicles; Responds to public inquiries on a variety of subjects, including, but not limited to, locating impounded vehicles, contacting the appropriate WSP Trooper related to their need, traveler’s information, equipment restrictions ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from high school or GED equivalent. Must pass a CritiCall Skills Assessment Note: Minimum typing skill level is 40 words per minute. 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.