Equipment Operator Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 618T
- Class code
- 618T
- Salary range
- 48G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Equipment Operator Lead is $61,332 to $71,136 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 618T.
- 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 48G 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 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 |
| Monthly | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 |
| Hourly | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 |
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 heavy equipment operators, utility/maintenance workers, and other employees in the operation and maintenance of construction and earth moving equipment.
Examples of the work
Act as lead and participate in the operation of trucks, tractors, powered cranes, shovels, bulldozers, carry-alls, snowplows, graders and similar equipment; Excavate with crane or shovel or move earth with a bulldozer according to specifications determined by a civil engineer, or lead these functions; Trim, back-fill and smooth areas to specified grades; Direct the lifting or moving of heavy machinery or materials and the loading of trucks; Direct equipment maintenance; lead over routine and emergency repairs on equipment; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
One year's full-time experience as a journey heavy equipment operator, or equivalent. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.