Wildland Fire Management Unit Manager pay range
State of Washington · class code 402D
- Class code
- 402D
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Wildland Fire Management Unit Manager is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 402D.
- 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 53 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 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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
Positions serve as a Wildland fire management program unit manager within a Region or Division.
Examples of the work
Develops and implements a wildland fire unit operations plan based on fire prevention, suppression, mitigation and preparedness program budget and deliverables, ensuring staff, resources, equipment and facilities are available and ready to meet regions and divisions operational plan; Cooperates with interagency wildland fire partners in creating and maintaining suppression plans, including tactics, communication, command, and logistics; controls staffing and equipment to ensure efficient and effective use of landowner and general contingency funds; Supports a training specialist with planning and developing annual fire training plans for unit employees; Develops cooperation agreements with o ...
Minimum qualifications
Six years of experience in wildland fire suppression and regulation, including at least four years of supervisory experience. OR Two years as a Wildland Fire Management Specialist. National Wildfire Coordinating Group qualified as a Division Supervisor and as an Incident Commander, Type 3.
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.