Compliance Industrial Safety and Health Investigator 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 406D
- Class code
- 406D
- Salary range
- 67
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Compliance Industrial Safety and Health Investigator 4 is $84,528 to $113,736 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 406D.
- 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 67 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 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 |
| Monthly | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 |
| Hourly | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 |
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 serve as a Reassumption Hearing Officer and are responsible for the timely issuance of a Corrective Notice of Redetermination (CNR), which affirms, modifies, or vacates any or all of the items cited on the original Citation & Notice (C&N). The RHO makes determinations to grant or deny stay of abatement date requests and documents the basis of that decision on the CNR and conference report.
Examples of the work
Conducts informal conferences with employers for DOSH Appeals Unit to address occupational safety and health code violations which may result in changes to the violations in the Citation and Notice when replaced by the Corrective Notice of Redetermination created and issued by the RHO; Issues CNR with associated penalties within specified timelines; Conducts thorough reviews of employer appeal requests to fully understand information provided by the employer for use during the appeal; Reviews inspection files and evaluates evidence presented and makes decisions on enforcement results modifications, vacates, or affirms the violations issued based on comparison to established policies; Negotia ...
Minimum qualifications
Six years’ experience as a DOSH Compliance Industrial Safety and Health Investigator or equivalent experience as a Federal OSHA or other state plan journey-level safety and health specialist or industrial hygienist. 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.