Marine Transportation Safety Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 398B
- Class code
- 398B
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Marine Transportation Safety Specialist 2 is $72,900 to $98,064 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 398B.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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
These positions work under close to general direction of a higher-level specialist. Positions review and approve vessel contingency plans, oil spill prevention plans and other regulatory programs.
Examples of the work
Identifies and resolves threats to the safety of marine transportation and in planning for a response in the event of a vessel oil spill; Assists in the development of policies, rules, and procedures for the implementation of oil spill prevention plans, contingency plans, or inspection programs; Assists in developing a tracking program to ensure that all information related to approved contingency plans, oil spill prevention plans, and inspection programs is up-to-date and readily accessible to program managers; Assists in providing information and assistance to the public and to the regulated community on marine safety, spill prevention and response, and compliance with OMS regulatory progr ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor's of Science or Master's degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, or closely related field AND one year of experience in vessel design or shipyard project inspection.
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.