Traffic Safety Systems Operator 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 401A
- Class code
- 401A
- Salary range
- 39
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Traffic Safety Systems Operator 1 is $42,780 to $56,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 401A.
- 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 39 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 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 |
| Monthly | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 |
| Hourly | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 |
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
This is the entry level of the series. This level is designed to provide training opportunities and experience to become a successful and fully qualified traffic safety systems operator. Incumbents perform work tasks progressively independent as training is completed.
Examples of the work
Operates a control center on a shift, providing either primary radio operation or monitoring of system controls for tunnel systems; Monitors video, traffic sensors, and environmental systems to determine the occurrence of incidents such as fire, stalled vehicles, accidents, disturbances in pedestrian tunnels, and malfunctioning equipment; analyzes the magnitude of an incident and adjusts system controls in response to current conditions; Initiates traffic management actions, monitors and adjusts ventilation rates and lighting levels within the tunnel systems to facilitate normal operation or incident response; Works with radio, maintenance, and information technology personnel to recognize p ...
Minimum qualifications
High School graduation or GED AND One year of experience as a principle radio operator or dispatcher using multi-band, two-way radio equipment and personal computers.
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.