Law Enforcement Communication Systems Area Supervisor pay range
State of Washington · class code 592V
- Class code
- 592V
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Law Enforcement Communication Systems Area Supervisor is $72,900 to $98,064 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 592V.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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
In the State Patrol, directs, assigns projects, and establishes priorities for the installation, maintenance, and repair of complex communications systems equipment in one of the three State regions, or the central maintenance facility; or as the agency designated technical Speed Measuring Device (SMD) expert, directs, controls, and evaluates the repair, calibration, and testing of (SMD) equipment and, provides court testimony.
Examples of the work
In the central maintenance facility located in Bellevue, supervises, instructs, and evaluates skilled communications personnel performing installation, maintenance, and repair on communications electronics equipment for numerous governmental agencies; Schedules and coordinates the installation, maintenance, and repair of communication equipment for the State Patrol and other enforcement agencies; Compiles and prepares the necessary reports and forms that enable the department to compile a statistical analysis for the further development of an efficient communications system; Authorizes overtime; Recommends training; Manages one of the three region's communications systems and supervises the ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years’ experience in the Washington State Patrol as a Communications Technician 1 or 2, or as an Electronic Communications Systems Technician.
Special requirements
A valid General Radiotelephone Operator license issued by the Federal Communications Commission is required. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S.
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.