Reactor Supervisor pay range
State of Washington · class code 602H
- Class code
- 602H
- Salary range
- 54
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Reactor Supervisor is $61,332 to $82,440 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 602H.
- 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
Supervise assigned personnel in the operation and utilization of the nuclear reactor and ancillary facilities for research and teaching purposes.
Examples of the work
With delegated authority, interview and recommend selection of applicants, train new employees, assign and schedule work, act upon leave requests, conduct annual performance evaluations and recommend disciplinary action; Supervise personnel in the operation, maintenance, repair, testing, security, utilization and recordkeeping of the nuclear reactor; guide researchers in utilization of irradiation facilities; Assist faculty, staff, students and other researchers in the design, alteration and use of research equipment associated with beam ports, in-core irradiations, pneumatic transfer systems, Co-60 gamma facilities, etc.; Prepare reports on reactor operation; Supervise the training of perso ...
Minimum qualifications
Four years of college or technical school training in engineering or closely-related field which has included formal training in nuclear engineering or nuclear science; AND two years of experience in the operation and maintenance of a nuclear reactor or equivalent facility. Additional qualifying experience or on-the-job training may be substituted, year-for-year, for up to two years of the required education. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
Special requirements
Possession of a Senior Reactor Operator's License for a licensed facility; AND must secure a Senior Reactor Operator's License for the institution reactor within six months. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S.
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.