Criminal Justice Trainer 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 382C
- Class code
- 382C
- Salary range
- 62
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Criminal Justice Trainer 3 is $74,748 to $100,488 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 382C.
- 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 62 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 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 |
| Monthly | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 |
| Hourly | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 |
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
Serves as lead instructor on decision-making for students. Using agency curriculum and training philosophy teaches students in classroom, scenario-based, practical skills, mock scenarios, patrol tactics, and verbal de-escalation, VIRTRA training simulation, control and defensive tactics and firearms skills to include concepts surrounding proper methodology of psychomotor skills, integration of verbal skills, use of less lethal tools, etc. for criminal justice courses.
Examples of the work
Teaches decision-making to students using agency curriculum and training philosophy. Teaches students not only how tools work, but when to determine which to deploy; Liaises with Curriculum Unit and provides technical analysis and changes to academy curriculum when needed; Consults and coordinates with other Criminal Justice Trainers regarding coverage, learning objectives, and class status and performance; Oversees student lesson plans for performance assessment and/or to create student specific remedial lesson plans; Serves as a Primary or Secondary Teacher/Administrator/Counselor within the Basic Training Division; Communicates regularly with internal trainers and external stakeholders re ...
Minimum qualifications
Five or more years of experience in law enforcement and/or corrections. OR Five or more years of experience as a trainer of criminal justice or military personnel (law enforcement, corrections, juvenile corrections). OR Three years’ experience as a WSCJTC Criminal Justice Trainer 2 AND Associate degree or higher in criminal justice, public administration, sociology, psychology, adult education, or similar degree plan; or equivalent years of experience in law enforcement and/or corrections. AND Two years of first level supervisor experience and knowledge of the principles of efficient supervision and management. Equivalent education/experience.
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.