Stationary Engineer 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 602L
- Class code
- 602L
- Salary range
- 53G
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Stationary Engineer 3 is $69,348 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 602L.
- 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 53G 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 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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 | $69,348 | $80,496 | 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
As a senior-level specialist, applies advanced technical knowledge in the over all operation and maintenance of high pressure heating plant consisting of two or more boilers over 150 h.p. each.
Examples of the work
Plans, assigns, and supervises work of skilled and semi skilled workers or patient or inmate helpers engaged in operation, maintenance, and repair of steam boilers and auxiliary equipment, stationary engines, compressors, pumps, steam lines, water lines, controls, and meters; Directs analysis of boiler feed water samples and determines feed water treatment; Confers with supervisor regarding maintenance and operational problems and recommends corrective action; Keeps or directs keeping of charts and records; prepares reports on heating plant operations; Instructs operating personnel in proper operating and maintenance methods and procedures; Performs other work as required.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience in operation and repair of high pressure boilers and heating equipment or one year of experience as Stationary Engineer 2 in State service. Note: Designations of boilers shall be as defined in Washington Boilers and Unfired Pressure Vessels Law.
Special requirements
Some positions in this class require a municipal steam engineer's license. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
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.