Drafting Technician 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 540E
- Class code
- 540E
- Salary range
- 41
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Drafting Technician 2 is $44,856 to $59,760 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 540E.
- 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 41 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 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 |
| Monthly | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 |
| Hourly | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 |
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
Prepare moderately complex scaled maps, detailed plans and working drawings from sketches, field notes, or general instructions; may lead other drafting technicians.
Examples of the work
Prepare drawings to meet government and industrial contract requirements; May act as lead over drafting technicians; Prepare design detail and assembly drawings for use in construction of various equipment and buildings; Prepare graphs, charts, and drafting displays for publication and engineering journals; Draw schematics, wiring, or block diagrams from sketches, parts, and instructions; Solve geometric design problems and produce working engineering drawings in the solution of various design problems; make design calculations; Prepare and maintain comprehensive engineering and building record drawing systems; Research technical information from record vault files, engineering catalogues, a ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of full-time experience or training as a Drafting Technician 2, or equivalent. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. Examination Requirements: A job element examination (including written, E & T and oral components) scored on the basis of job related experience, training, skill, ability and other elements which are established through job analysis.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Drafting Technician 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $22.59 | $26.54 | $46,987 to $55,203 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.