Photolithographer Supervisor pay range
State of Washington · class code 204M
- Class code
- 204M
- Salary range
- 50G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Photolithographer Supervisor is $64,512 to $74,748 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 204M.
- 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 50G 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 |
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
As a working supervisor, supervises a photolithographic laboratory.
Examples of the work
Supervises Photolithographers and other employees in a photolithographic laboratory; Operates camera, develops film and makes line and halftone negatives; Makes color separations for four-color process printing; Prepares zinc plates for 25x38 or larger press; Performs opaquing, stripping, marking, and other detailed processes; performs extensive retouching of illustrations to eliminate flaws and to bring work into accord with original; Performs related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience in the printing trade including two years of photolithographic work; or equivalent experience to qualify for journey standing. 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.