Corrections & Custody Officer 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 384D
- Class code
- 384D
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Corrections & Custody Officer 4 is $64,512 to $98,064 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 384D.
- 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 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.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $64,512 | $86,688 | per year |
| Teamsters | $72,900 | $98,064 | 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
Performs armed interstate offender transport services for the Department of Corrections.
Examples of the work
Conducts threat assessments by investigating the offender’s history of incarceration and supervision, conferring with medical and/or mental health professionals, and evaluating and determining risk level of offenders being moved; based on risk level, determines mode of transportation and staffing needs; Arranges and conducts offender transports to and from other states and federal prisons, including escapees parole violators, and protective custody cases; transports work/training releases and violent psychiatric patients between correctional facilities, local jails, mental hospitals, and other jurisdictions; Arranges and conducts domestic airline offender transports; coordinates with and enl ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from high school or GED AND Two years of experience as a sergeant working with adult offenders which includes one year of armed offender transport. OR One year of experience as a sergeant working with adult offenders in armed offender transport and successful completion of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of accredited college-level course work in criminal justice. A valid driver's license may be required.
Special requirements
Must be eligible to use/possess a firearm under Federal Law 18 USC922 and State Law RCW 9.41.040. 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.