Deputy State Fire Marshal 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 396M
- Class code
- 396M
- Salary range
- 68
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Deputy State Fire Marshal 3 is $86,688 to $116,544 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 396M.
- 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 68 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 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 |
| Monthly | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 |
| Hourly | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 |
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
Positions at this level train and mentor Deputy State Fire Marshals or other in-training positions within the Washington State Patrol Fire Protection Bureau and are designated as lead. Positions may be assigned responsibility for developing curriculum for employees and stakeholders and ensuring compliance with codes and standards. Duties performed require substantive knowledge of a variety of regulations, rules, policies, procedures, and processes.
Examples of the work
Assigns, instructs, and checks the work of others; Assists supervisor(s) in program management duties, such as assuring timely inspections and workload flow and distribution; Conveys and explains code changes, policies, procedures, and interpretations to staff; Conducts quality assurance inspections with Deputy State Fire Marshals; Leads the training and field activities of established and newly hired deputy state fire marshals or other in-training positions; Reviews, develops, enhances, and implements curriculum and training programs used to train staff; Develops, leads, and provides hands-on and classroom training to the fire service, public and allied professions addressing fire and life ...
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. OR At least one (1) year of experience as a Deputy State Fire Marshal 2. 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.