Telephone Communications Supervisor pay range
State of Washington · class code 101I
- Class code
- 101I
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Telephone Communications Supervisor is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 101I.
- 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 42 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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
Coordinate a central telephone switching system for an institution.
Examples of the work
With delegated authority, interview and recommend selection of applicants, train new employees, assign and schedule work, act upon leave requests, conduct annual performance evaluations and recommend disciplinary action; Develop and implement department policies and procedures; Coordinate emergency procedures with institution administrative staff; Serve as liaison with other departments in the investigation and resolution of telephone communications problems between departments and/or with the public; Assist in the preparation of the department budget; Assist in planning new telephone systems; Arrange for telephone equipment repairs, installations or modifications; May perform the duties of ...
Minimum qualifications
High School Diploma, or GED Certificate; AND Three years of experience (including one year of telephone lead or supervisory 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.