Plumber/Pipefitter/Steamfitter Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 621G
- Class code
- 621G
- Salary range
- 54G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Plumber/Pipefitter/Steamfitter Lead is $71,136 to $82,440 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 621G.
- 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 54G 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 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 |
| Monthly | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 |
| Hourly | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 |
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
Leads and performs journey-level plumbing, steamfitting, and/or pipe fitting work.
Examples of the work
Perform all duties of a plumber/pipefitter/steamfitter; Lead assigned personnel in the performance of work; Assure adherence to safety rules and precautions by assigned personnel; Develop preliminary cost estimates for installation, construction, and repairs; Develop methods and procedures to be followed by assigned personnel; May perform work in other trades; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a journey-level plumber/pipefitter/steamfitter. Equivalent education/experience. NOTE: • Possession of a valid driver’s license may be required. • Some positions performing plumbing work as defined under WAC 296-400A-005 requires current Washington State PL01 License/Certificate issued by the Department of Labor and Industries. • Some positions will be required to obtain and maintain a Water Distribution Manager Certificate of Competency and/or Water Treatment Plant Operator Certificate of Competency issued by the Department of Health. These certificates are required by the Safe Drinking Water Act of December 1974, effective January 1, 1978.
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.