Equipment Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 600I
- Class code
- 600I
- Salary range
- 36G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Equipment Technician 1 is $45,924 to $52,872 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 600I.
- 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 36G 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 |
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
Under supervision performs entry-level service and repair of automobiles, motorized farm equipment, emergency response vehicles or related equipment, and/or under supervision overhauls light air-cooled engines such as lawn mowers, and small electrical motors, or perform installation, maintenance, and repairs on appliances, housekeeping, and various kinds of building, cleaning, and maintenance equipment.
Examples of the work
Makes minor repairs to cars, pickups, trucks, tractors and equipment driven by internal combustion engines by replacing door latches, lights, spark plugs, oil filters, wheel bearings, signal lights, distributors, etc.; Changes oil; installs anti-freeze; repairs and mount tires; adjust brakes, lubricate chassis and other parts and assemblies as required; Makes repairs to small air-cooled engines and motors; Washes, wax and clean interiors and exteriors of motorized equipment; Operates gasoline pumps, car wash equipment, steam cleaners, and electric and air-driven tire changing equipment; Serves gas customers; dispatches vehicles; park cars; check and verify release slips and schedules; make e ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of work experience in a garage or service station, or equivalent experience, or two years of experience in appliance repair or related mechanical experience. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required.
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.