Digital Printing Operator Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 206I
- Class code
- 206I
- Salary range
- 36
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Digital Printing Operator Lead is $39,924 to $52,872 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 206I.
- 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 36 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 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 |
| Monthly | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 |
| Hourly | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 |
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
This is the lead level of the series. Provide copy service through the operation and maintenance of copy machines such as photocopy, microfilm and microfiche copiers. Regularly assign, instruct and check the work of others; train and assist others in copy machine operation.
Examples of the work
Receive orders for copy work; assign priorities; maintain records and prepare billing for services rendered; Clean machines, check performance, and make minor repairs and adjustments; schedule maintenance and service calls; Requisition supplies and equipment; Maintain records and prepare required reports; Maintain communications with staff and users regarding copy reproduction; offer recommendations to clients for finished copy products; May be responsible for a small copy center producing fewer than 200,000 copies per month; Perform duties of Copy Machine Operator; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED certificate AND six months of experience in office machine operation, or equivalent. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.