Pbx Chief Operator pay range
State of Washington · class code 101H
- Class code
- 101H
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Pbx Chief Operator is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 101H.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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
Directs the operation of a large private branch telephone exchange; supervises several PBX operators.
Examples of the work
Develop working procedures; train, instruct, and evaluate employees; make shift assignment and keep time records; Supervise keeping of records; check and compute bills for telephone and telegram service; Direct the operation of central reception area; Report needed equipment repair and recommend equipment installation or modification; Operate Private Branch Exchange (PBX); receive and place long distance, collect, toll free, bill-to, credit, SCAN and other calls; transfer calls between extensions; maintain call logs and records; Program and operate paging system to locate individuals, pass information or announce incoming calls; Maintain locator files; provide directory services; assist call ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from high school or GED equivalent. AND Two years of experience as PBX operator or PBX Security Communications Operator. Additional PBX or clerical experience will substitute, year for year, for education.
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.