Assistant Financial Aid Director pay range
State of Washington · class code 253P
- Class code
- 253P
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Assistant Financial Aid Director is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 253P.
- 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
Assist the director and assume full responsibility and authority in the absence of the director for all federal, state, and local student aid programs.
Examples of the work
Coordinate federal, state and local financial aid programs and scholarship programs; ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; Interview and counsel students on financial, personal, academic, and vocational problems; make referrals to institution and community resources; Evaluate student's financial need; determine awards based on federal, state, and institutional regulations and availability of funds; Monitor recipient academic progress and evaluate appeals for reinstatement or exceptional circumstances; Maintain liaison with local service organizations, businessmen, faculty members, department heads and all others interested in student aid programs; Responsible for reconcilia ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree AND two years of counseling or public contact experience which includes one year related to student financial aid 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.