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Elevator Inspector 2 pay range

State of Washington · class code 391O

$76,608 to $102,996 per year$76,608$102,996MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $89,802 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of Washington

Class code
391O
Salary range
63
Pay unit
Year
State
Washington

Step progression

Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 63 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.

BasisABCDEFGHIJKLM
Annual$76,608$78,504$80,496$82,440$84,528$86,688$88,788$91,104$93,288$95,676$98,064$100,488$102,996
Monthly$6,384$6,542$6,708$6,870$7,044$7,224$7,399$7,592$7,774$7,973$8,172$8,374$8,583
Hourly$36.69$37.60$38.55$39.48$40.48$41.52$42.52$43.63$44.68$45.82$46.97$48.13$49.33

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 journey level of the series. Positions at this level work under general supervision and independently perform inspections of elevators and other lifting apparatus to determine and enforce compliance with state laws, rules, and adopted national codes for elevators and other conveyances.

Examples of the work

Conducts safety inspections of elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, belt-type lifts, moving walks and other conveyances with respect to their operation, installation, alteration, repair, maintenance examination and safety testing; Inspects within elevator cars, hoist ways, machine rooms and pits; During inspections, ensures elevator mechanics and workers are properly licensed; Completes and issues inspection reports with deficiencies noted to conveyance owners, issues orders requiring discontinuance of use until equipment is made safe; Audits elevator companies’ maintenance and control programs; Read and understand blue prints, wiring diagrams and schematics; Prepares correspondence, reports ...

Minimum qualifications

Four years’ experience as an elevator mechanic assistant or elevator mechanic; OR Four years’ experience as an elevator inspector for an authority having jurisdiction; OR Two years’ experience of the above and successful completion of the two-year Department of Labor and Industries Elevator Inspector training program.

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.

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Elevator Inspector 2 in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
Tennessee$5,100$7,646$61,200 to $91,752

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

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