Deputy State Fire Marshal 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 396L
- Class code
- 396L
- Salary range
- 62
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Deputy State Fire Marshal 2 is $74,748 to $100,488 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 396L.
- 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
Within the Washington State Patrol Fire Protection Bureau, in cooperation with state, federal and local officials, serves as a technical expert, as designated in writing by the Assistant State Fire Marshal, in assisting with the development and implementation of statewide fire programs such as: fire training, standards and accreditation, life safety inspections, public fire education, fire incident reporting, fire sprinkler and fireworks licensing, plan review, emergency mobilization, regional outreach, hazardous materials, and/or fire investigations. Positions supports and strengthens efforts to prevent fire and emergency incidents and control risk to life, property, and community vitality that may result from destructive fire and emergency incidents.
Examples of the work
Provides technical assistance to facilities and local jurisdictions; coordinates compliance of state and federal regulations and requirements; Performs fire and life safety inspections of residential and health care facilities, day care and group home facilities licensed by the state; Provides technical consultation and reviews plans for fire and life safety requirements and the installation or alteration of fire protection systems; Conducts site inspections to verify compliance for new construction, additions or remodeling; Assists in the review of additions or revisions to and the development of fire and life safety requirements; Assists law enforcement with performing criminal investigati ...
Minimum qualifications
Four years of paid or volunteer experience as a fire or police officer, code enforcement officer, insurance industry inspector or investigator. College-level training in fire protection, police science, law enforcement or allied field will 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.