Marine Mechanical Engineer pay range
State of Washington · class code 533N
- Class code
- 533N
- Salary range
- 76
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Marine Mechanical Engineer is $105,612 to $142,020 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 533N.
- 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 76 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 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 | $122,448 | $125,544 | $128,688 | $131,868 | $135,192 | $138,552 | $142,020 |
| Monthly | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 | $10,204 | $10,462 | $10,724 | $10,989 | $11,266 | $11,546 | $11,835 |
| Hourly | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 | $58.64 | $60.13 | $61.63 | $63.16 | $64.75 | $66.36 | $68.02 |
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 Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries, terminal design office, as a practicing registered professional engineer as defined by RCW 18.43, performs professional mechanical and/or hydraulic engineering work for ferry terminals and facilities projects. Responsible for the mechanical designs and stamps engineering drawings, specifications and reports.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, coordinates and participates in the design, construction and renovation of hydraulic and mechanical systems of WSF owned facilities; coordinates communication with WSF operations and maintenance staff to develop design criteria, construction documents, and maintenance manuals and schedules; Assists in scoping and estimating consultant mechanical design work, and reviews consultant-prepared mechanical designs; reviews and supervises all work done by in-house and consult design firms on hydraulic and mechanical elements; acts as consultant and advisor to professional engineers, architects and advance planners, assisting in coordinating architectural and engineering aspects of ...
Minimum qualifications
One of the following: Two years current experience as a practicing registered professional engineer in the branch of mechanical engineering working in the field of hydraulic systems; A Master’s of Science in mechanical engineering and one year current experience as a practicing registered professional engineer in the branch of mechanical engineering working in the field of hydraulic systems. Note: Possession of a valid State of Washington driver’s license may be required.
Special requirements
Professional registration as an engineer in the branch of mechanical engineering in Washington State, or another state based on registration requirements equivalent to those in Washington state.
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.