Offset Printer Operator Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 205O
- Class code
- 205O
- Salary range
- 42G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Offset Printer Operator Lead is $52,872 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 205O.
- 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 42G in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 7 steps, and this class starts at step G rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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
Lead assigned Offset Printer Operators and perform printing and related work.
Examples of the work
Regularly assign, instruct and check the work of employees; ensure quality reproduction standards; Inspect negatives for quality and position negatives on flats for plate making; Perform routine equipment maintenance and repair; Perform the duties of an Offset Printer Operator; May prepare paste-up for cameras; May prepare plate and master files; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of full-time experience operating offset printing equipment with at least 11 X 18 inch plates. Completion of an offset reprographics/printer course may be substituted for up to one year of work experience. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.