Corrections & Custody Officer 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 384A
- Class code
- 384A
- Salary range
- 45
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Corrections & Custody Officer 1 is $49,296 to $67,704 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 384A.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which bargaining unit covers the position.
- 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 45 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 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 |
| Monthly | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 |
| Hourly | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $49,296 | $66,072 | per year |
| Teamsters | $50,412 | $67,704 | per year |
The listing prints a separate range for classes covered by a bargaining agreement. Which one applies depends on the employee's unit.
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 training capacity, performs security work to ensure the safety and security of an adult correctional institution, facility, or unit, offenders, staff and the public. This is an in-training classification. Work performed at this level is carefully screened for appropriateness of assignments and closely reviewed. This class is designed to provide training opportunities and experience to become a successful and fully qualified Corrections and Custody Officer. After successfully completing the one-year training plan, as mandated by the Department of Corrections, incumbents automatically advance to Level 2.
Examples of the work
Fully participate with in-training assignments as directed; Assists in controlling, directing, and monitoring the activities and movement of offenders to work assignments, meals, recreation activities, medical calls, educational classes, return to cells, or within a specified area, to ensure the security and safety of offenders, staff and the public; work directly with special needs offenders, to include long term, mentally ill, geriatric, youthful offenders; Takes emergency action, intervenes in and controls acts of negative behavior and violence, to include verbal de-escalation, physical and lethal uses of force such as restraints, firearms, or other devices as required following prescribe ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from high school or GED. AND One year of paid or volunteer work experience, equivalent to full-time. Successful completion of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of college-level course work majoring in a social or behavioral science or criminal justice may substitute for experience. Successful completion of a correctional officer-training course approved by the Department of Corrections may substitute for experience. 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.