Maintenance - Operations Staff Assistant pay range
State of Washington · class code 598R
- Class code
- 598R
- Salary range
- 64
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Maintenance - Operations Staff Assistant is $78,504 to $105,612 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 598R.
- 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 64 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 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 |
| Monthly | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 |
| Hourly | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 |
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 Headquarters Maintenance Office supervises the development of policy, procedures, methods, and standards which provide direction to the Districts in carrying out required statewide maintenance operations or in District 1 serves as the principal assistant to the Maintenance Engineer in the District-wide management of bridge, equipment, facilities, special maintenance programs and/or maintenance areas at the staff level.
Examples of the work
Provides direction, technical guidance, consultation to the district offices on maintenance policy and procedures; Plans and recommends changes in procedures to increase efficiency of the maintenance program; Directs the activities of Maintenance Methods Specialist; providing work quality assurance, methods review, standards monitoring and technology transfer; Directs special studies related to various elements of maintenance work plans and reviews programs to ensure accomplishments and productivity improvements; Coordinates the statewide DOT emergency response program and serves as liaison to the Department of Emergency Management; Provides performance reporting systems; analyzes accomplish ...
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience as a Maintenance-Operations Superintendent. Equivalent education/experience. Possession of a valid driver's license may be required.
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.