Weights & Measures Compliance Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 453F
- Class code
- 453F
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Weights & Measures Compliance Specialist 2 is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 453F.
- 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 46 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 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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
Employees in this class are fully qualified, journey-level of the series. In addition to performing any or all of the duties of a Weights and Measures Compliance Specialist 1, are assigned responsibility for less than 6 of the following functions: 1. Inspection and testing of large capacity scales involving the use of specialized weight handling equipment including 10,000 pounds or more of known test weights; 2. Inspection and testing of railroad track scales; 3. Inspection and testing of liquid petroleum (propane) meters; 4. Inspection and testing of mass flow meters; 5. Inspection and testing of taxi meters; 6. Inspection and testing of vehicle-tank meters; 7. Inspection and testing of emerging technologies such as electric vehicle charging stations, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas and GPS based transportation network systems; 8.
Examples of the work
Inspects and tests small, intermediate and large capacity scales using certified known test weights; Inspects retail motor fuel stations for advertising, product delivery documentation, pricing and labeling, fraud detection and safety/environmental requirements; test 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, sale and advertised pr ...
Minimum qualifications
One years of experience as a weights and measures compliance specialist. AND Two years of experience in the design, inspection, maintenance, repair and/or installation of weighing or measuring devices with an Associate’s degree or higher with major course work 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. AND Successful completion of National Conference on Weights and Measures professional certification exams appropriate to the inspections conducted by the program.
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.