Sign Painter Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 619I
- Class code
- 619I
- Salary range
- 45G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Sign Painter Lead is $56,952 to $66,072 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 619I.
- 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 45G 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 |
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
Leads sign painters and others. Performs skilled sign painting work. Responsible for the coordination of requirements, design, and development of signs, posters, show cards, and graphic visual aids.
Examples of the work
Regularly assign, instruct and check the work of others; Coordinate with college staff and physical plant on proper design, placement, and use of signs on or near campus buildings and facilities; Prepare preliminary cost estimates, plan, and design signs and sign systems; Plan and coordinate work of a sign shop; Perform duties of Sign Painter; May operate motor vehicle and transport materials; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience/training in the sign painting trade. May require a valid motor vehicle driver's license.
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.