Refrigeration Mechanic Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 622F
- Class code
- 622F
- Salary range
- 49G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Refrigeration Mechanic Lead is $62,880 to $72,900 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 622F.
- 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 49G 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 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 |
| Monthly | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 |
| Hourly | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 |
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
Lead journey refrigeration mechanics in the maintenance, installation, and repair of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, including sophisticated types of laboratory and experimental refrigeration equipment.
Examples of the work
Perform all duties of a refrigeration mechanic; lead assigned personnel; Develop and maintain a schedule of preventative maintenance; Assign maintenance and repair work of journey refrigeration mechanics and assist in troubleshooting special problems; Maintain a list of refrigeration equipment as to location and type; keep shop and repair manuals up to date; Order parts and materials as necessary to carry out repair and maintenance work; Prepare estimates of repair work as requested, and keep records of repair work performed to facilitate future work and methods of maintenance; Design repair modifications to improve operation of equipment or to replace obsolete parts; Inspect and write compl ...
Minimum qualifications
One year, full-time experience as a journey refrigeration mechanic or equivalent trade skill. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license may be required. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.