Utility Worker 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 595K
- Class code
- 595K
- Salary range
- 34G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Utility Worker 1 is $43,836 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 595K.
- 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 34G in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 7 steps, and this class starts at step G rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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
Under close supervision, performs various unskilled manual work in the maintenance, repair, remodeling, and construction of buildings, facilities, utility and sewer systems, equipment, and grounds.
Examples of the work
Loads and unloads materials, supplies, and equipment used in construction and maintenance work; Digs ditches; cuts and burns brush and weeds; cleans gutters, culverts, and other drainage structures; mows grass and trims lawns; rakes and burns leaves; Makes rough or minor repairs to building fixtures, equipment, and furniture; Assists skilled craftsman in construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, structures, and equipment; Assists with interior and exterior painting using spray gun, brush, or roller; Drives light equipment occasionally in transporting supplies, equipment, and rubbish; may drive passenger cars and buses; Shovels coal or other types of fuel from truck or boxcar; may t ...
Minimum qualifications
Six months of manual labor experience. Some positions require a valid Washington State vehicle operator’s license. 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.