Media Engineer A pay range
State of Washington · class code 200L
- Class code
- 200L
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Media Engineer A is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 200L.
- 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 52 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 |
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
Coordinates engineering design, installation, operation and maintenance of media systems and services including digital multimedia devices and their integration into systems.
Examples of the work
Directs and administers all phases of media engineering, maintenance, and production activities, including selection and training of staff, budget development and management, and documentation of services; Designs closed-circuit systems involving audio-video, RF switching, processing, transmission, distribution, and reception systems; Acts as a technical consultant on planning, design, and installation of telecommunications systems; Evaluates, develops, and reviews bid specifications for purchase of electronic media equipment including professional television, professional audio, photographic, RF distribution and electronic test equipment; coordinates all media equipment purchases; Maintai ...
Minimum qualifications
Four years of college or technical school training in radio, television, electrical, electronics, or related engineering field AND two years of responsible experience in electronics work including one year of closed-circuit television experience involving design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance, and one year of applicable lead or supervisory experience. 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.