Wildland Fire Management Lead pay range
State of Washington · class code 402A
- Class code
- 402A
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Wildland Fire Management Lead is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 402A.
- 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 42 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $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.
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
Leads wildland firefighters and performs the full range of wildland fire prevention, suppression and mitigation duties.
Examples of the work
Performs pre-suppression activities; as an engine operator, maintains fire engine and ensures equipment and firefighter readiness; maps fire hazards in developed protection areas; develops and maintains fire protection water sources; installs and maintains section line crossing posts; brushes roads for ingress and egress of fire engines; provides information for updating road conditions for GIS mapping; and delivers fire and safety training to firefighters; as a helitack squad boss, ensures support truck, equipment and crew readiness and is responsible for the care and maintenance of tools on assigned aircraft; Leads wildland firefighters in initial attack on wildland fires, constructs fire ...
Minimum qualifications
High School diploma or GED equivalent and six months of experience in wildland fire suppression and regulation. National Wildfire Coordinating Group qualified as either a Firefighter Type 1 or Helicopter Crew Member, and as an Incident Commander Type 5. Equivalent education/experience. Possession of a valid driver’s license and two years of driving experience may be required.
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.