Warehouse Operator 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 117L
- Class code
- 117L
- Salary range
- 42G
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Warehouse Operator 4 is $52,872 to $66,072 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 117L.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which bargaining unit covers the position.
- 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 42G 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 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $52,872 | $61,332 | per year |
| Teamsters | $56,952 | $66,072 | per year |
The listing prints a separate range for classes covered by a bargaining agreement. Which one applies depends on the employee's unit.
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 supervisory or expert level of the series. Positions at this level supervise and direct the entire receiving, storage and shipping operation in a major distribution center or on a multi-shift operation serving multiple delivery points, the complete operation of a commissary, warehouse, or a major subdivision of a large volume fast turnover warehouse.
Examples of the work
Supervises assignment of personnel and equipment to different warehousing activities; trains subordinates in warehousing activities; Supervises preparation, from advance papers and documents, of receiving reports to be used by checkers when shipments arrive; Supervises requisitioning, receipt, storage, and distribution of surplus foods to authorized agencies and institutions; supplies information to recipient agencies regarding eligibility and compliance requirements for surplus property and foods; Arranges for crews to weigh and inspect imported goods arriving on docks; Meets with program supervisors and department managers at periodic staff meetings or as necessary in order to discuss and ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a High School graduation or GED Certificate and physical ability to do required work and four years of progressive clerical or technical experience in a commissary and/or warehousing operation, including one year of supervisory experience or lead responsibility.
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.