Transportation Engineer 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 530K
- Class code
- 530K
- Salary range
- 57
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Transportation Engineer 1 is $66,072 to $88,788 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 530K.
- 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 57 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 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 |
| Monthly | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 |
| Hourly | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 |
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
Performs a variety of beginning level transportation engineering work under the direct supervision of a higher level engineer.
Examples of the work
The work described below is not intended to be all inclusive, but representative of the level of work to be assigned to this class. Equivalent level work is also encouraged in other functional areas such as Planning, Program Management, Maintenance and Operations, Local Programs, etc. Preliminary Engineering Survey: Participates in alignment control and location surveying.
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in civil or structural engineering. OR Certification as an Engineer-In-Training. Note: Possession of a valid driver's license may be required. Equivalent education/experience.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Transportation Engineer 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $31.47 | $46.08 | $65,458 to $95,846 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.