Shipwright pay range
State of Washington · class code 605I
- Class code
- 605I
- Salary range
- 51G
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Shipwright is $66,072 to $80,496 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 605I.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which bargaining unit covers the position.
- 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 51G 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 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $66,072 | $76,608 | per year |
| Teamsters | $69,348 | $80,496 | per year |
The listing prints a separate range for classes covered by a bargaining agreement. Which one applies depends on the employee's unit.
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 skilled shipwright work in the maintenance and repair of marine vessels, docks, floats, gangways, fendering, lighting, and vessel dry-dock equipment.
Examples of the work
Plans, directs and inspects the work of incarcerated workers engaged in the maintenance and repair of marine vessels and shore side structures; Performs marine vessel and shoreside structure repairs in accordance with the marine industry standards and regulations; Performs marine vessel and shore side structure coating maintenance such as painting, scraping, and surface preparation for wood, metal steel and fiberglass marine vessels and shore side structures; Plans and directs dry-docking of vessels, including positioning of blocking vessels in dry dock; Sets-up and breaks down scaffolding, staging and environmental containment; Performs routine shipyard building and equipment maintenance; R ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of journey-level experience in marine, industrial or construction trades, one year of which must have been in a lead or supervisory capacity.
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.