Senior Marine Engineer pay range
State of Washington · class code 533L
- Class code
- 533L
- Salary range
- 69
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Senior Marine Engineer is $88,788 to $119,460 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 533L.
- 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 69 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 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 | $116,544 | $119,460 |
| Monthly | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 | $9,712 | $9,955 |
| Hourly | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 | $55.82 | $57.21 |
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 the Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries, terminal design office, performs senior-level professional marine engineering work and project management functions for the design of ferry terminal and marine facilities projects.
Examples of the work
Consults with WSF Operations and Maintenance staff on the development of design criteria. Coordinates and understands WSF operations sufficiently to develop construction schedules and phasing for the most complex marine projects; Represent WSF at public meetings, open houses, to local agencies, contractors, consultants, etc. Organize and coordinate public meetings; Coordinate constructability and peer reviews of designs, reports and studies. Provide reviews of the work of other state employees or consultants; Develops environmental documentation and permitting for maintenance projects.
Minimum qualifications
Professional registration as a Civil Engineer in Washington State, or another state based on registration requirements equivalent to those in Washington State (Applicants qualifying through the licensure equivalency option must achieve professional registration as a Civil Engineer in the state of Washington. AND One of the following: Two years of experience within the Washington State Department of Transportation as a, Transportation Engineer 2, Bridge Engineer 2, Marine Engineer or higher; Three years of experience in the independent application of engineering procedures and techniques in support and development application of engineering procedures and techniques in support and development ...
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.