Jet Aircraft Technician pay range
State of Washington · class code 603J
- Class code
- 603J
- Salary range
- 50G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Jet Aircraft Technician is $64,512 to $74,748 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 603J.
- 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 50G 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 |
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
Responsible for inspecting and maintaining multi-fan jet executive aircraft in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration, aircraft manufacturer's, and Washington State Patrol aviation policies to ensure safe operation and passenger safety.
Examples of the work
Performs all inspections required by FAA and aircraft and engine manufacturer; Performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance per aircraft and engineer manufacturer and FAA specifications; Responsible for ground operation and monitoring aircraft operation during test flights; Responsible for maintaining aircraft support and test equipment as well as facilities maintenance; Attend ongoing manufacturer's and department training seminars; Responsible for accurate record keeping on each aircraft; Responsible for maintaining other Washington State Patrol aircraft in airworthy condition; Responsible for operation of the repair station as prescribed by the FAA and repair station operation manual; M ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years full-time experience in the maintenance of multi-fan aircraft and completion of multi-fan jet factory airframe and engine school. AND Current FAA Airframe and Powerplant license. AND Current FAA authorization license. For Promotion Only : Four years full-time aircraft maintenance experience and completion of multi-fan jet factory airframe and engine school.
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.