Marine Transportation Safety Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 398C
- Class code
- 398C
- Salary range
- 67
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Marine Transportation Safety Specialist 3 is $84,528 to $113,736 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 398C.
- 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 67 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 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 |
| Monthly | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 |
| Hourly | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 |
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 the general direction of a higher-level specialist. Leads lower level specialists in the review and approval of vessel contingency plans, oil spill prevention plans, and other regulatory programs.
Examples of the work
Participates in planning and administering the most complex marine spill prevention, regulation, and enforcement programs; Analyzes, assists, and makes recommendations in the development of policies to determine acceptable oil spill prevention standards associated with navigable operation activities; participates and makes recommendations in the formulation and application of administrative rules for oil spill prevention plans that implement these standards; Researches, analyzes, reviews, and assists in the development of policies to screen vessels to determine whether cargo and passenger vessels entering the navigable water of the state pose a substantial risk of harm to the public health, ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor's of Science or Master's degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, or closely related field AND four years 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.