Transportation Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 538R
- Class code
- 538R
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Transportation Technician 1 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 538R.
- 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 44 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 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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 trainee, beginning developmental level within the Transportation Technician series.
Examples of the work
The work described below is not intended to be all-inclusive but representative of the level of responsibility and difficulty of the work performed by this class. Survey Serves as a survey party member and undergoes training in all basic functions of a survey crew such as: holds rods and prism poles to determine elevations and/or distances; chains to measure distances and set reference points; learns to operate level; clears brush to open line of sight; holds and sets targets and backsights for line and grade; writes field information on stakes and laths; sets hubs and stakes for horizontal and vertical control; assists in taking field notes manually or with data collector and assists in red ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from high school or GED equivalent. Equivalent education/experience. Note: Possession of a valid driver's license may be required.
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 Technician 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.