Specialty Compliance Technical Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 391U
- Class code
- 391U
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Specialty Compliance Technical Specialist is $72,900 to $98,064 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 391U.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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
Functions as a technical specialist reporting to the Chief of the Contractor Compliance/Plumber Certification Program by providing interpretations of RCW's, policies and codes directly related to contractor compliance and Plumber Certification.
Examples of the work
Provides technical interpretation, guidance and direction to Contractor Compliance Inspectors in an assigned region of the state and assists the Chief in training new inspectors to maintain uniformity of enforcement and interpretation of national codes and state laws and regulations; Provides guidance to leadership in implementation of management and fiscal practices relating to workload factors, revenue audit trail, and inspection activity expenditures; Explains and interprets the applicable laws and regulations to contractors and the public; Assists Contractor Compliance Section in developing procedures and standards for public, contractors and other parties in the construction industry; R ...
Minimum qualifications
High School diploma or equivalent and two years of experience as a Contractor Compliance Inspector 2. Certified Washington Journey level or specialty plumbing certificate (PL01).
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.