Wireless Communications Systems Technician 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 195I
- Class code
- 195I
- Salary range
- 67E
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Wireless Communications Systems Technician 4 is $93,288 to $113,736 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 195I.
- 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 67E in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 9 steps, and this class starts at step E rather than at the bottom of the range; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 |
| Monthly | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 |
| Hourly | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 |
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
Supervises wireless communications systems technician(s) and/or serves as a technical expert in wireless systems infrastructure and connectivity.
Examples of the work
Coordinates with agency staff on projects, progress and needs of the wireless communications systems; Supervises staff to ensure wireless communications systems operate within local, state and federal regulations; Supervises installation and configuration of wireless communications systems consisting of IP based P25 700Mhz/800Mhz, Very High Frequency, Ultra High Frequency, digital trunked communications equipment, conventional communications equipment, network routers and switches, communications dispatch console computers; interoperable gateways; Network Switching equipment, including virtual machines, and wireless system network manager.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience as a Wireless Communications Systems Technician 3, OR completion of equivalent formal training in networking, project management, or wireless communications systems, or radio frequency theory. AND Four years of experience in the supervision or management of maintenance, repair, and programming of conventional or P25 wireless communications systems, P25 mobile and portables, microwave systems, or IP networking systems. Additional experience and/or technical training in P25 wireless communications systems, P25 mobile and portables, microwave systems, or IP networking systems may be substituted for educational requirements on a year-for-year basis.
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.