Maintenance - Operations Superintendent pay range
State of Washington · class code 598Q
- Class code
- 598Q
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Maintenance - Operations Superintendent is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 598Q.
- 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 58 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 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 |
| Monthly | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 |
| Hourly | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 |
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
Manages the highway maintenance operations program for an assigned maintenance area or a specialized district-wide program such as bridge maintenance, landscape maintenance or in Transportation District 1 or 3, the traffic signal program; or in the district or headquarters maintenance office assists in the management of a specialized maintenance program or specific function of a statewide maintenance program.
Examples of the work
Directs, supervises and prepares four-year and yearly work plans and budget requests for an assigned District Maintenance Area; assists in the preparation or modification of District budgets, rules, regulations, standards and procedure changes; monitors budget expenditures; Develops and recommends Department policies and procedures regarding various maintenance and operations activities; Interviews, evaluates and recommends new and promotional candidates for employment, promotion and dismissal; prepares and reviews employee performance evaluations; provides career counseling and employee corrective action; supervises the assignment and training of staff; Prepares and presents written and ora ...
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience as a Maintenance Supervisor, Transportation Engineer 3, equivalent or higher classification. 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.