Electrician Lead-High Voltage pay range
State of Washington · class code 608I
- Class code
- 608I
- Salary range
- 57G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Electrician Lead-High Voltage is $76,608 to $88,788 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 608I.
- 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 57G in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 7 steps, and this class starts at step G rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 |
| Monthly | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 |
| Hourly | $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
Lead and work with high voltage electricians to perform journey-level electrical work in the operation and maintenance of high voltage distribution systems.
Examples of the work
Lead assigned personnel in the performance of high voltage electrical work; Serve as power dispatcher having designated responsibility for performing high voltage switching operations and issuing safe-work clearances; Prepare high voltage systems to be worked on by contractors, including de-energizing high voltage equipment, installing protective grounds, issuing line clearances, and monitoring procedures utilized by contractors; Assure assigned personnel observe and follow safety precautions and rules; provide safety training to personnel; Identify and implement daily operation strategies for campus electrical distribution system to ensure continuous and reliable electrical service; Respond ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a journey-level high voltage electrician.
Special requirements
Current Washington State EL01 License/Certificate issued by the Department of Labor and Industries. Exemptions outlined in statute may be applied but are not required to be. There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or 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.