Sheet Metal Mechanic pay range
State of Washington · class code 624F
- Class code
- 624F
- Salary range
- 46G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Sheet Metal Mechanic is $58,392 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 624F.
- 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 46G 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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
Performs journey-level work in forming, fabricating, and installing of sheet metal components.
Examples of the work
Fabricates, installs, maintains, and repairs stovepipes, grates, guards, chimney caps, conductor heads and pipes, down spout gutters, machine guards, dishwashing sinks, metal roofing, ventilators, small incinerators, window guards and screens, metal hoppers, radiator shields, and boiler stacks; Installs, maintains, and repairs galvanized metal and corrugated roofing and skylight flashing or stainless steel equipment; Uses arc and acetylene welding equipment, brakes, forming rods, squaring shears, elbow machines, bar folders, emery wheels, and power punches; Estimates materials and time needed to complete jobs; Supervises and instructs helpers, patients, or inmates; Repair metal windows and d ...
Minimum qualifications
Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a sheet metal mechanic; OR Full journey status as a sheet metal mechanic in a union; OR Four years' applicable work experience. Vocational training may be substituted for work experience on a year-for-year basis. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator'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.