Wildland Fire Mgmt Technician pay range
State of Washington · class code 402G
- Class code
- 402G
- Salary range
- 39
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Wildland Fire Mgmt Technician is $42,780 to $56,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 402G.
- 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 39 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 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 |
| Monthly | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 |
| Hourly | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 |
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
This is the entry level of the series. The duties of this level require the development of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to provide wildfire management activities, non-wildfire and all-hazard incident response and support functions.
Examples of the work
Performs fire prevention, suppression and mitigation activities, constructs fire line; cutting and clearing vegetation; Locates and updates forest conditions and fires using maps and Global Positioning Systems and communicates information to staff, dispatch centers, supervisors and managers; Communicates safety considerations and factors such as fire intensity, fuel conditions and weather observations to staff, dispatch centers, supervisors and managers; Provides non-wildfire and all-hazard incident response and support functions; Conducts mop up and patrol operations; Assist with ignition operations; Operates pumps and installation of hose lays and water delivery systems; Operates, maintain ...
Minimum qualifications
High School diploma or GED equivalent and six months of experience in wildland fire mitigation or suppression activities. National Wildfire Coordinating Group qualified as either a Firefighter Type 1 or Helicopter Crew Member. Equivalent education/experience. Possession of a valid driver’s license, two years of driving experience and acceptable driving record 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.