Prepress Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 206Y
- Class code
- 206Y
- Salary range
- 56G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Prepress Specialist is $74,748 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 206Y.
- 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 56G 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 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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
In a high volume, large format (over 22”) print shop, as a prepress specialist, translates text and image layout provided by designers and customers into finished pages that can be printed. Consults with customers in order to create an accurate facsimile of the artwork, images, illustrations, texts, and color of print product. Adjusts images and text in order to ensure high quality results. Creates plates used in offset printing utilizing a computer-to-plate device.
Examples of the work
Outputs files from Postscript applications - scanning, ripping, trapping, impositions, proofing, image setting; Creates press plates utilizing computer-to-plate equipment; Retrieves customer files from digital archives; Performs preflight on customer files for integrity, printability, and accuracy; Edits and creates electronic imposition and layouts; Maintains the calibration and quality levels of high end output devices; Assists in establishing workflow solutions based on technological trends and software releases; Performs other duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent AND Two years of experience with prepress processes including preflighting, scanning, ripping, trapping, imposition, and computer-to-plate output.
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.