Compliance Industrial Safety and Health Investigator 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 406A
- Class code
- 406A
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Compliance Industrial Safety and Health Investigator 1 is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 406A.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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
Positions independently and under guidance, perform basic inspections for all types of occupational safety and health hazards for all sizes of employers in all industries. Inspections of unusual complexity or posing unusual problems are subject to direction by higher level positions.
Examples of the work
Conducts routine safety and health inspections of workplaces to determine the type and extent of suspected occupational health and safety hazards; Accompanies and assists higher level staff with investigations; Analyzes survey and laboratory data and reviews appropriate literature to formulate conclusions about type and extent of exposure to occupational health hazards; With approval from their supervisor, issues citations with penalties; calculates violation penalties and determines the proper classification of violations; Presents written and oral inspection reports to employers, plant management personnel, and employee representatives; advises employers and employees regarding probable ab ...
Minimum qualifications
Four years of technician or para-professional paid experience in one or more of the following industries: Government, military, public health or related safety and health field. OR Two years of full-time professional experience as an employer’s safety director or manager, industrial hygienist, safety and health specialist, etc. OR A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university involving major study in occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene or similar field AND one year of professional experience as an occupational safety and health professional or similar field. Possession of a valid driver's license may be required.
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.