Electrical Construction Inspector 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 391A
- Class code
- 391A
- Salary range
- 70E
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Electrical Construction Inspector 1 is $100,488 to $122,448 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 391A.
- 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 70E 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 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 |
| Monthly | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 |
| Hourly | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 |
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 entry level of the series. Positions at this level are engaged in an electrical training program and require the development of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform a wide range of electrical wiring inspections in an assigned area. Positions independently perform basic routine electrical wiring installations to ensure compliance with the National Electrical Code, state laws, rules and regulations. May assist higher-level electrical construction inspectors with more complex wiring inspections.
Examples of the work
With assistance inspects basic electrical installations or alterations in residential, educational, institutional, industrial and commercial structures for compliance with Washington State regulations and the National Electrical Code until it has been determined that all stages of the training program have been completed and passed, then performs the following: Independently writes correction notices where unsafe or hazardous wiring conditions are found; re-inspects installations to ensure that corrections were made and denies connection or terminates electrical service if compliance is not obtained; Under supervision, checks plans and blueprints at electrical projects to determine complianc ...
Minimum qualifications
A valid Washington General Journey Level Electrician (EL01) license and/or certificate issued by the Department of Labor and Industries and four years’ experience as journey level electrician in the electrical construction trade installing and maintaining electrical wiring and equipment. OR A valid Washington General Journey Level Electrician (EL01) license and/or certificate issued by the Department of Labor and Industries and four years’ experience as a journey level electrician performing the duties of an electrical inspector employed by the department or a city or town with an approved inspection program under RCW 19.28.141. Equivalent education/experience.
Special requirements
The following legal requirements are necessary for positions in this category. Per RCW 19.28.321 positions require a valid Washington General Journey Level Electrical (EL01) license issued by the Department of Labor and Industries and no less than four years of experience as a journey level electric ...
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.