Telemetry Systems Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 594I
- Class code
- 594I
- Salary range
- 56E
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Telemetry Systems Specialist is $71,136 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 594I.
- 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 56E in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 9 steps, and this class starts at step E rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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
In the Department of Ecology, installs, operates and maintains a statewide air monitoring telemetry system.
Examples of the work
Researches, engineers, and provides detailed drawings and documentation of original components constructed to interface with the telemetry network; Documents modifications to vendor supplied equipment which includes portable and remote calibration devices, test equipment, transmitters, receivers, analyzers, chart recorders and all other air quality monitoring equipment; Fabricates and wires telemetry components and devices which requires the layout of printed circuit assemblies, including chassis and panels; drilling, assembly, wiring, and painting of components; (completed component(s) must be calibrated to ensure that they are operating within specifications, are reliable, and interface pr ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or closely allied field AND two years of experience in the design, installation, maintenance and repair of computerized telemetry systems. OR An Associate's degree in electronics technology, computer science or closely allied field AND four years of experience in the design, installation, maintenance and repair of computerized telemetry systems. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted, year for year, for education.
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.