Deputy State Fire Marshal 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 396K
- Class code
- 396K
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Deputy State Fire Marshal 1 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 396K.
- 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 52 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 |
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
Assists in the performance of statewide fire and life safety program duties.
Examples of the work
Participates in fire and life safety inspections and surveys under the direction of the State Fire Marshal’s Office; Participates in or assists in performing fire investigations of unknown or suspicious origin; Participates in developing and presenting fire safety programs to interested groups; Attends training classes and seminars as required; Collects, tracks, and reviews fire related data and statistics; Assists with emergency mobilization responsibilities; Assists with state fire service agency communications and coordination; Assist managers and supervisors with managing, developing, and implementing fire related course curriculum, including curriculum development and updates, and cours ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of paid or volunteer experience as a firefighter, police officer, code enforcement officer, insurance industry inspector or investigator. College-level training in fire protection, police science, law enforcement or allied field may substitute, year for year, for experience. 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.