Weights & Measures Compliance Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 453E
- Class code
- 453E
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Weights & Measures Compliance Specialist 1 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 453E.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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 in-training level of the series and serve in a training capacity for a duration of 12 months for those devices listed in the Weights and Measures Compliance Specialist 2. Basic electronic and mechanical weighing and measuring devices are those which are less complex and typically include small and intermediate capacity scales, motor fuel dispensers, fabric and cordage meters, taxi meters, and other similar devices.
Examples of the work
Inspects and tests small and intermediate capacity scales using certified test weights; Inspects retail motor fuel stations for advertising, product delivery documentation, pricing and labeling, fraud detection and safety/environmental requirements; Tests retail motor fuel dispensers for accuracy, correct delivery and computation of charges; Conducts motor fuel sampling and testing in support of the State Motor Fuel Quality Act; Enforces package and labeling laws; inspects packaged items for weight, count and volume; inspects bulk commodities such as cordwood, sand and gravel, and garden bark; Conducts price verification to determine that commodity pricing, sales and advertised prices reflec ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience in the design, inspection, maintenance, repair and/or installation of weighing or measuring equipment or other precision instruments or in the enforcement of weights and measures laws. AND Associates degree or higher with major coursework in mathematics, chemistry, physics, engineering, electronics, criminal justice, business administration or allied fields. Education may substitute for the required experience on a ratio of one year of college education being equivalent to six months of 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.