Compliance Industrial Safety and Health Investigator 6 pay range
State of Washington · class code 406F
- Class code
- 406F
- Salary range
- 75
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Compliance Industrial Safety and Health Investigator 6 is $102,996 to $138,552 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 406F.
- 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 75 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 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 | $131,868 | $135,192 | $138,552 |
| Monthly | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 | $10,989 | $11,266 | $11,546 |
| Hourly | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 | $63.16 | $64.75 | $66.36 |
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 at this level are registered as a professional engineer in Washington State in accordance with RCW 18.43. Conducts independent accident investigations at the expert level and leads teams in conducting highly complex investigations where major events such as chemical explosions, chemical releases, multiple fatalities and/or hospitalizations, or other catastrophic events have occurred.
Examples of the work
As an expert level CISHI, leads, plans and conducts highly complex accident investigations; Represents the department as a registered professional engineer; Conducts independent accident investigations at the expert level and leads teams in conducting highly complex investigations where catastrophic events have occurred; Participates in the formulation, evaluation, and implementation of DOSH and agency policy in relation to Process Safety Management and other safety and health hazards where engineering principle application is needed; Reviews investigation files and violation and penalty conclusions for lower level CISHI positions where application of engineering techniques and principles is ...
Minimum qualifications
Registration as a professional engineer in the State of Washington based on registration requirements in the preferred areas of chemical, mechanical, metallurgical, material science, or civil engineering Note: Requirements for registration as a professional 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. Possession of a valid driver's license may be required.
Special requirements
Positions must meet the definition of “engineer” listed in RCW 18.43.020 and be registered as a professional engineer (P.E.) in the State of Washington. There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification.
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.