Offset Printer Operator pay range
State of Washington · class code 205N
- Class code
- 205N
- Salary range
- 39G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Offset Printer Operator is $49,296 to $56,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 205N.
- 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 39G 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 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 |
| Monthly | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 |
| Hourly | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 |
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
Perform journey-level work operating and maintaining offset printing equipment with at least 11 X 18 inch plates capable of printing materials up to a maximum sheet size of 22 inches and doing standard register printing using multiple colors of ink and screening to produce duotones and other ink shading.
Examples of the work
Set up and operate offset equipment to print single and multicolored copies of catalogs, manuals, technical illustrations, brochures, letterheads, pamphlets, envelopes and related materials; Inspect and maintain quality reproduction standards for ink image and shades, line copy and halftone perspective and registration; Make machine pressure, moisture, ink and paper flow adjustments and alignments for various stock sizes and weights to produce clear, legible, and well-centered or margin images; Clean and lubricate offset printing equipment and other machines and equipment; Maintain production records; Mix ink for required color and shades; May prepare paper, plastic and lithographic metal ...
Minimum qualifications
Completion of an offset reprographics/printer course and one year full-time experience in operating offset printing equipment with at least 11 X 18 inch plates. OR Two years of full-time experience in operating offset printers with at least 11 X 18 inch plates. 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.