Electrical and Electronic Systems Specialist 1 - Transportation pay range
State of Washington · class code 594N
- Class code
- 594N
- Salary range
- 57E
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Electrical and Electronic Systems Specialist 1 - Transportation is $72,900 to $88,788 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 594N.
- 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 57E in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 9 steps, and this class starts at step E rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 |
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
Independently performs basic, routine installation, maintenance and repair of electrical and electronic components used in transportation and highway infrastructure in accordance with applicable code requirements and agency specifications.
Examples of the work
Responds to reports of routine malfunctioning electrical or electronic equipment within the state highway right-of-way and troubleshoot, diagnose and make minor repairs to highway illumination equipment, traffic signals, control and detection systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems equipment, cameras, flashing beacons and overhead and underground wiring systems; Assists with programming software and configuration of network connections for all components in traffic signal and ITS cabinets; Reads and interpret schematics, plans and drawings and configures electrical and electronic components and equipment accordingly; Utilizes industry-standard electrical and electronic test equipment suc ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED. AND Two (2) years (approximately 4,000 hours) of relevant experience performing technical electrical and electronic work; OR Completion of equivalent, relevant professional formal training through an electrical apprenticeship program, accredited electrical or electronics training program, vocational or technical school, military-based electrical/electronics training, agency-specific in-training plan; OR Associates degree in electrical or electronics technology may substitute for some education or 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.