Electrical Construction Inspector 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 391K
- Class code
- 391K
- Salary range
- 82E
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Electrical Construction Inspector 5 is $135,192 to $164,664 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 391K.
- 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 82E 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 | $135,192 | $138,552 | $142,020 | $145,548 | $149,244 | $152,904 | $156,732 | $160,692 | $164,664 |
| Monthly | $11,266 | $11,546 | $11,835 | $12,129 | $12,437 | $12,742 | $13,061 | $13,391 | $13,722 |
| Hourly | $64.75 | $66.36 | $68.02 | $69.71 | $71.48 | $73.23 | $75.06 | $76.96 | $78.86 |
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 supervisor and/or expert technical specialist level of the series. Working as part of the management team for the agency’s Electrical Program, positions supervise, direct, mentor, and counsel electrical inspector staff ensuring work is done in accordance with the National Electrical Code, state laws, rules and regulations and/or serves as an assigned program expert performing highly complex electrical wiring inspections in one or more areas of the program (field inspection; virtual electrical inspections; electrical compliance, outreach, regulation, and education; audits, and plans). Provides expert level interpretation to staff regarding electrical RCWs, policies and codes directly related to electrical wiring methods; provides guidance and consultation to management on highly complex specialized technical issues with long-range impacts to the program and agency.
Examples of the work
Supervises lower-level staff in the series; recommends hiring of staff, coaches, mentors and directs subordinate staff in the accomplishment of their assigned duties and responsibilities; develops training plans, monitors subordinate adherence to established training plans and evaluates the work performance of all subordinate staff; Reviews field and office procedures of electrical inspectors at least quarterly to assure uniformity and compliance with field services and electrical program central office policies and procedures; In conjunction with regional managers and electrical program central office staff, fosters customer feedback to identify process improvements for service delivery to ...
Minimum qualifications
Requires completion of the Electrical Construction Inspector 1 requirements and successful completion of the required in-training program and one year as an Electrical Construction Inspector 4. OR Requires completion of the Electrical Construction Inspector 1 requirements and successful completion of the required in-training program and two years as an Electrical Construction Inspector 3. OR Requires completion of the Electrical Construction Inspector 1 requirements and successful completion of the required in-training program and three years as an Electrical Construction Inspector 2. Equivalent education/experience. Some positions may require a driver’s license.
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.