Telephone Communications Operator Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 101F
- Class code
- 101F
- Salary range
- 36
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Telephone Communications Operator Lead is $39,924 to $52,872 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 101F.
- 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 36 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 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 |
| Monthly | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 |
| Hourly | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 |
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
Lead operators engaged in operating an institution telephone switching system.
Examples of the work
Regularly assign, instruct and check the work of employees; Assist in the training of Telephone Communications Operators/Telephone Communications Operators - Hospital; instruct on departmental, institution and emergency procedures; Monitor Telephone Communications Operators/Telephone Communications Operators - Hospital to ensure that departmental, institutional and emergency procedures are followed; report problems to supervisors; Perform the duties of Telephone Communications Operators/Telephone Communica- tions Operators - Hospital; May issue pagers or keys in accordance with established procedures; May monitor telecommunications equipment and initiate established procedures; Perform relat ...
Minimum qualifications
High School Diploma, or GED Certificate; AND Two years of experience as a Telephone Communications Operator. Six months of additional qualifying experience may substitute for required education. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.