Equipment Technician Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 600L
- Class code
- 600L
- Salary range
- 53G
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Equipment Technician Lead is $69,348 to $84,528 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 600L.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which bargaining unit covers the position.
- 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 53G 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 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $69,348 | $80,496 | per year |
| Teamsters | $72,900 | $84,528 | per year |
The listing prints a separate range for classes covered by a bargaining agreement. Which one applies depends on the employee's unit.
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
Leads lower-level mechanics in an equipment and repair shop, performing inspections, diagnoses and major and minor mechanical repairs of all types of medium duty (less than 26,000 GVWR) vehicles, emergency response vehicles and equipment and/or industrial/commercial equipment; OR Provides supervision of an offender crew in medium duty commercial/industrial vehicles and equipment repair, performing all duties normally assigned to lower level equipment mechanics. OR Coordinates all region wide fleet operations.
Examples of the work
Ensures that safe workplace requirements are met and acceptable housekeeping standards are maintained; maintains/updates computerized equipment records; operates a specially equipped mechanic's truck out of a division or district shop and makes standard mechanical repairs and adjustments or improvises emergency repairs, including welding, in the field to all types of equipment and mechanical plant facilities; leads, instructs, and participates in the inspection, diagnosis and making repairs to such mechanical equipment as passenger and medium-duty vehicles and construction equipment; answers emergency call backs 24 hours a day; operates computer test equipment such as lab scope and scanners ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent and two years of experience as a journey-level mechanic repairing passenger and medium-duty vehicles or commercial/industrial equipment. Some positions require three years of experience in appliance repair or related mechanical work. Trade or technical school training in appliance or related repair work may be substituted year-for-year for up to two years of the work experience. 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.