Stage Manager pay range
State of Washington · class code 202H
- Class code
- 202H
- Salary range
- 49
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Stage Manager is $54,204 to $72,900 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 202H.
- 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 49 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 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 |
| Monthly | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 |
| Hourly | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 |
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
Plan, coordinate, maintain and implement all stage and concert hall facilities and equipment of an auditoria.
Examples of the work
Supervise the use of all stage and theater equipment and be responsible for the safe operation of all equipment; Supervise and direct stage crews during performances; Supervise setup and take down, and operation of lighting, sound and other supportive activities for various auditoria events and be responsible for the maintenance of audio recording equipment; Maintain technical facilities correspondence with guests’ artists and performing groups coming to the campus; May teach or assist in classes relating to technical theater; Coordinate the use of the facilities with campus departments, maintain schedules and equipment use and act as liaison with users groups; Supervise the construction of ...
Minimum qualifications
A college degree with concentration in stage management, technical theater or related field AND three years of experience in stage craft, stage lighting, stage design and/or stage studio work. OR Two years of experience as Stage Technician 2, or equivalent. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. Examination Requirements A job element examination (including written, E & T and oral components) scored on the basis of job related experience, training, skill, ability, and other elements which are established through job analysis.
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.