Traffic Safety Systems Operator 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 401D
- Class code
- 401D
- Salary range
- 49
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Traffic Safety Systems Operator 4 is $54,204 to $72,900 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 401D.
- 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 49 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 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 |
| Monthly | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 |
| Hourly | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 |
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 perform administrative and supervisory duties over the operation of a communication center and, where present, the monitoring of environmental system controls and operating tunnel fire detection and fire suppression systems. They are responsible for developing and initiating operation procedures and policies, administering the unit's budget, procuring equipment and supplies, and for writing and/or approving training plans.
Examples of the work
Supervises and manages the operation of the traffic communications center and the monitoring and control stations for enclosed roadway sections; Provides direction and guidance to operational personnel on all shifts, responsible for initial and continuous training of radio and tunnel operations personnel. Conducts interviews of new applicants; Maintains appropriate performance records and documentation for the evaluation, training and counseling of all radio and tunnel operations personnel.
Minimum qualifications
High School graduation or GED AND Three 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.