Sign Painter pay range
State of Washington · class code 619G
- Class code
- 619G
- Salary range
- 42G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Sign Painter is $52,872 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 619G.
- 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 42G 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 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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
Perform journey-level work in the layout, fabrication, and painting of signs for exterior or interior use.
Examples of the work
Perform hand lettering on signs, posters, show cards, doors, and glass; Layout and cut stencils for lettering and numbering; Prepare and use pounce paper patterns; Apply gold, silver, or bronze leaf to surfaces; Paint and letter numerals and symbols and background pictures for lettering; Construct signs using materials such as "Scotch lite", "Scotch cal", and other adhesives; utilize silk screen process to prepare signs; Mix paints as required and care for tools and equipment; May operate motor vehicle and transport materials; Perform related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
Three 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.