Inspector Specialist, Marine pay range
State of Washington · class code 533E
- Class code
- 533E
- Salary range
- 67
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Inspector Specialist, Marine is $84,528 to $113,736 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 533E.
- 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 67 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 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 |
| Monthly | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 |
| Hourly | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 |
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
Schedules and directs contract inspection activities at contractor facilities for the Washington State Ferries. Directs and/or prepares contract documentation. Serves as the senior level inspector providing electrical/mechanical/hull expertise.
Examples of the work
As the project electrical/mechanical inspection expert, provides inspection of the contractor's work and rejects such work as may be found deficient; Provides liaison with the contractor's engineering staff in the interpretation of contract specifications and drawings; Reviews and approves the contractor furnished equipment and materials and provides technical advice to the contractor during the production phase of the project; Provides review of the specifications, working drawings and construction work for compliance with the requirements of the applicable Regulatory Agencies; Reviews and shipchecks the contractor's "As Built" drawings for completeness and correctness; Prepares inspection ...
Minimum qualifications
Registration as professional engineer in the branches of ship design, electrical or mechanical engineering in the State of Washington or another state based on requirements equivalent to those in Washington and two years of experience with project-level responsibility for the repair, overhaul and refurbishment of steam or motor vessels in a commercial or government shipyard. OR Five years of the above experience or four years of assigned responsibility as a ship/shipyard superintendent for a major commercial or governmental shipyard, or four years of experience as an Owner's Representative in a commercial shipyard.
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.