Rail Carrier Compliance Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 454I
- Class code
- 454I
- Salary range
- 54
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Rail Carrier Compliance Specialist is $61,332 to $82,440 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 454I.
- 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 54 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 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 |
| Monthly | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 |
| Hourly | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $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
Provides the overall technical/professional expertise in all areas of statewide enforcement of Federal and State laws, rules and regulations relating to rail carriers. Independently plans, prepares, analyzes and coordinates investigations and inspections relating to rail carriers.
Examples of the work
Assists the Transportation Programs Compliance Manager in planning and coordinating the statewide enforcement of State and Federal Rail Safety Participation Program; coordinates safety inspections and investigations of grade crossings, signal protection, operating equipment, clearances, train speeds, railroad sanitation and rail accidents; supervises Railroad Scale Inspector on scale inspections in Washington and Oregon; As assigned, acts as team leader for investigations involving rail and motor carrier accidents and performs the more complex investigations or inspections; Under direction of the Transportation Programs Compliance Manager, reviews, analyzes and makes recommendations concerni ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree involving major study in transportation, business or public administration or engineering. AND Four years of experience in a supervisory or administrative capacity in governmental regulation of railroads or railroad industry subject to State and/or Federal regulation or as a Railroad Inspector 2. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted, year for year, for education. An extensive background investigation may be conducted prior to appointment in this class. Possession of a valid driver's license may be required.
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.