Marine Engine Mechanic pay range
State of Washington · class code 653Q
- Class code
- 653Q
- Salary range
- 47E
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Marine Engine Mechanic is $56,952 to $69,348 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 653Q.
- 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 47E in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 9 steps, and this class starts at step E rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 |
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
Performs skilled mechanical and electrical maintenance and repair work on marine vessels.
Examples of the work
Plans, lays out, directs and inspects work of incarcerated worker crews engaged in the maintenance and repair of marine vessels mechanical and electrical systems; Establishes schedules and carries out regular marine equipment and machinery inspections, and preventative maintenance; Operates, maintains and makes repairs on auxiliary engines, electric motors, pumps, winches and other mechanical and electrical equipment; Assists other staff, contractors and vendors with marine vessel and shore side structure maintenance and repair work; Responds to emergencies such as vessel mechanical breakdowns and oil spills; Performs other work as required.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience in the operation, maintenance, and repair of marine diesel engines, shipboard mechanical systems, shipboard equipment, and marine electrical systems. OR Equivalent education/experience.
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.