Traffic Safety Systems Operator 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 401C
- Class code
- 401C
- Salary range
- 43
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Traffic Safety Systems Operator 3 is $47,004 to $62,880 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 401C.
- 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 43 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 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 |
| Monthly | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 |
| Hourly | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 |
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
Positions at this level, either as a single operator or as a lead shift operator of the electronic communications systems, are responsible for receiving, transmitting, and coordinating roadway conditions and services requirements via multi-frequency base stations. The incumbent is accountable for all decisions and actions taken on a shift. Positions monitor and operate freeway traffic control systems, operate computer enhanced information distribution systems on the roadway and for the media, monitor electronic, video, and computer systems, and, where assigned, adjust environment control systems, tunnel fire detection and fire suppression systems.
Examples of the work
Keeps the supervisor apprised of emergency or unusual incidents in progress and takes control of the system during these incidents; Assists in the evaluation of new or modified equipment; may assist with the development of specifications for the acquisition of new equipment; Maintains, publishes and distributes necessary directories and other publications and reports; Assumes complete responsibility for the supervision of the radio and environmental system control in the absence of the supervisor, providing control, direction, and guidance to all personnel and keeping command personnel informed as necessary; Documents personnel work performances during the supervisor's absence.
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a High School graduation or GED AND Two years of experience as a principal 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.