Electrical and Electronic Systems Specialist Trainee - Transportation pay range
State of Washington · class code 594M
- Class code
- 594M
- Salary range
- 47E
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Electrical and Electronic Systems Specialist Trainee - Transportation is $56,952 to $69,348 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 594M.
- 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 47E 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 |
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
In a training capacity, assists higher-level Electrical and Electronic Systems Specialists by performing basic installation, maintenance and repair of electrical and electronic components used in transportation and highway infrastructure. Under close supervision, positions perform a variety of routine tasks in accordance with applicable code requirements and agency specifications.
Examples of the work
Assists with troubleshooting, diagnosing and making minor repairs to highway illumination equipment, traffic signals and loops; Writes and deploys program code for traffic signals cabinet computer and controls; Reads and interprets schematics, plans and drawings and assists with configuring electrical and electronic components and equipment accordingly; Utilizes industry-standard electrical and electronic test equipment such as volt-ohm-milliammeter or multimeter, megger or ohmmeter, circuit or signal tracer and thermal imager; Assists with electrical wiring and splicing; Responds to reports of malfunctioning electrical and electronic equipment within the state highway right-of-way; Assists ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or GED. Some positions may require the following: a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) without air brake restriction (Class A or Class B); radio operator license, Journey or Master Level Electrician (EL01, EL07, or ME01); and/or Electronics certification.
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.