Wildland Fire Dispatcher 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 402K
- Class code
- 402K
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Wildland Fire Dispatcher 4 is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 402K.
- 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
Supervisor for wildfire communications center. Positions at this level report to a program coordinator and have assigned responsibility for directing operations, developing training schedules, and assisting fire personnel with regulation and training.
Examples of the work
Supervises workload, duties, schedules and essential functions for Wildland Fire Dispatchers 1-3; Responsible for making decisions regarding frequency management, dispatch staffing, directs and delegates work; Functions as WildCAD administrator; Assists in the coordination with mobilization and demobilization activities related to wildland fire suppression. Evaluates operations and assists in plan development.
Minimum qualifications
High School diploma or GED equivalent AND One seasons as Wildland Fire Dispatcher 3, other dispatch experience, or wildland fire suppression experience. OR Three seasons as Wildland Fire Dispatcher 2, other dispatch experience, or wildland fire suppression experience. One year supervisory 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.