Utility Worker 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 595N
- Class code
- 595N
- Salary range
- 43G
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Utility Worker 4 is $54,204 to $62,880 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 595N.
- 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 43G 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 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 |
| Monthly | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 |
| Hourly | $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
Supervises workers performing various unskilled and semi-skilled manual work in the maintenance, repair, remodeling, and construction of buildings, facilities, utility and sewer systems, equipment, and grounds.
Examples of the work
Plan and prioritize work projects; develop work schedules; Read plans and blueprints to determine scope of work and materials needed; make cost estimates; submit project proposals; Review completed projects for satisfactory compliance with design and instruction; Enforce safety rules and regulations; Maintain records of work performed; order supplies, equipment and tools required for projects; Direct maintenance and repair of equipment; May coordinate the work of Heavy Equipment Operators and other skilled trades personnel who may be assigned to a particular project; May supervise set up for athletic events and assure site is returned to original condition; Perform related duties as required ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of full-time experience as a Utility Worker 2 or equivalent AND one year of full-time experience as a Utility Worker 3 OR 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.