Assistant State Auditor 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 156B
- Class code
- 156B
- Salary range
- 54
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Assistant State Auditor 2 is $61,332 to $82,440 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 156B.
- 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 54 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 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 |
| Monthly | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 |
| Hourly | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 |
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 conducting Financial and Compliance Audits: Under the guidance and supervision of a higher level auditor, conducts portions of or complete financial and compliance audits of state agencies or local governments. Assignments are regularly reviewed while in progress and upon completion. Positions conducting Performance Audits: Under the guidance and supervision of a higher level auditor, performs research, analysis and program evaluation tasks for performance audits. Positions conducting IT Audits: Under the direct supervision of a higher level auditor, assists with planning, conducting and documenting IT assessments, application and general controls system reviews, and performing computer assisted audit techniques data analysis.
Examples of the work
Position conducting Financial and Compliance Audits: Assesses audit risk by evaluating systems (including EDP systems), procedures, and controls which support financial records; Develops audit plans and related audit programs for review by supervisors; Evaluates and verifies financial records and determines if auditee is in compliance with legal requirements; Drafts working papers and audit reports, including findings, for review by supervisors; Recommends changes which will improve financial records and/or related systems, procedures, or controls, or which will bring auditee into legal compliance; summarizes areas of needed improvement; Participates in or conducts entrance or exit conferenc ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions conducting Financial and Compliance Audits: Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting or other related field which included 10 semester or 15 quarter hours of college level accounting AND one year of professional experience in accounting, auditing, finance, banking, investigation, retail management, or related field; OR Two years of other professional work experience. Auditing experience in a specialty area may be required for some positions. Positions conducting Performance Audits: Master’s degree in business, public administration, public policy, political science, statistics, economics, law, social science or other related field.
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.