Energy/Utilities Engineer 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 529I
- Class code
- 529I
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Energy/Utilities Engineer 1 is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 529I.
- 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 51 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | A | B | C | D | 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 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
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
Positions at this level perform entrance level professional engineering work under the supervision of a licensed engineer.
Examples of the work
Assists in the collection of data for the preparation of engineering studies. Tasks include researching technical and cost information; Prepares spreadsheets, databases and other application software for use in conducting various engineering efficiency programs; Provides support to architects, engineers, and institutional building operators in fulfilling the requirements of engineering programs sponsored by BPA, DOE, or the agency; Assists in the gathering of data at site inspections and on-site audits; supports technical tasks involved in evaluation; Drafts, amends and monitors technical contracts as necessary; tracks budget expenditures, reviews invoices and reviews required reports; Exami ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree with a major study in engineering.
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.