Fire Protection Engineer pay range
State of Washington · class code 396G
- Class code
- 396G
- Salary range
- 63
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Fire Protection Engineer is $76,608 to $102,996 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 396G.
- 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 63 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 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 |
| Monthly | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 |
| Hourly | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 |
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
Implement and maintain operation and engineering functions for an institutional fire protection division engaged in all phases of life safety, fire prevention and fire prevention activities.
Examples of the work
Implement and maintain operations and engineering functions for an institutional fire protection/prevention program; Review all plans and specifications for new construction and modifications to institutional buildings and facilities to ensure inclusion of required life safety and fire protection features; Provide technical guidance and code interpretations to other departments and consulting engineers; Conduct fire protection surveys on institutional buildings and facilities and submit reports to consulting engineers; Review all shop drawings and approve installations of fire protection systems, equipment and devices, fire alarm systems and life safety features; Conduct operational tests a ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree in engineering; and two years of fire protection or closely related field. Additional experience in fire protection engineering, or equivalent, may substitute, year for year, for educational requirements. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as 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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Fire Protection Engineer in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $91,224 | $140,784 | $91,224 to $140,784 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.