Locksmith Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 615F
- Class code
- 615F
- Salary range
- 45G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Locksmith Lead is $56,952 to $66,072 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 615F.
- 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 45G 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 |
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
This is the senior, specialist, or lead worker level of the series. Positions in this class have the responsibility to lead qualified locksmiths on a project or at a job location, to instruct other workers, to correct and specify methods, and to perform work in the repair, installation, and construction of locking devices and keys.
Examples of the work
Leads assigned Locksmith personnel in the construction, alteration, and repair of locking devices, digital locks, keying systems, and related buildings and facilities hardware and software; Leads assigned Locksmith personnel in the repair and installation of computer hardware and software related to locking devices, digital locks or keying systems including electronic access control systems; Ensures adherence to safety rules, regulations, and precautions by assigned personnel; Develops preliminary cost estimates for installation and repairs of locking devices and equipment as required; Develops methods and procedures to be followed by assigned personnel; May lead other personnel.
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require one year, full-time experience as a journey locksmith. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration or equivalent trade skill.
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.