Equipment Technician 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 600J
- Class code
- 600J
- Salary range
- 46G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Equipment Technician 2 is $58,392 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 600J.
- 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 46G 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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
Assists higher level Equipment Technicians in the performance of journey-level inspection, diagnoses, making major and minor mechanical repairs, and preventative maintenance, on all types of light- and medium-duty vehicles, industrial/commercial equipment, emergency response vehicles and equipment, and/or motorized farm equipment. Unusual problems that may occur are brought to a higher-level supervisor with probable outcomes and solutions.
Examples of the work
Assists higher level shop mechanics in the repair and service of agency vehicles; Welds broken parts that do not require close tolerance, such as broken braces on sign holders, broken tailgates on trucks and hard surface welds on buckets of scoops and tractors; Lubricates and services equipment involving crankcase, transmission, gear boxes, etc.; Inspects vehicles and reports deficiencies to mechanics; Does spot and other minor body and fender work; Assists in the set up and operations of engine lathes, milling machines and drill presses; Steam cleans equipment before servicing; Assists in the repair and maintenance of emergency response vehicles and equipment.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in the performance of preventative maintenance and repairs assisting a journey level mechanic. Equivalent education/experience. Possession of a valid driver'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.