Wildland Fire Dispatcher 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 402J
- Class code
- 402J
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Wildland Fire Dispatcher 3 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 402J.
- 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 44 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 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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
Lead dispatcher of one or more Wildland Fire Dispatchers 1-2 and assists supervisors in developing and implementing operational and/or training plans.
Examples of the work
As the lead dispatcher, leads day to day operations for Wildland Dispatchers 1-2. May make decisions regarding frequency management, dispatch staffing, may direct and delegates work on a day to day basis; Functions as WildCAD sub-administrator; May handle Public Disclosure or Freedom of Information Act request for dispatch records; May act in the absence of the Wildland Fire Dispatcher 4 or the program coordinator.
Minimum qualifications
High School diploma or GED equivalent AND Two seasons as Wildland Fire Dispatcher 2, other dispatch experience, wildland fire suppression experience. National Wildfire Coordinating Group qualified as an Initial Attack Dispatcher (IADP), Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher Trainee (EDSD-T), or Aircraft Dispatcher Trainee (ACDP-T). NOTE: Some positions may require keyboarding or typing accurately at a net speed of 35 words per minute or faster. 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.