Audit Specialist - Dot 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 158C
- Class code
- 158C
- Salary range
- 55
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Audit Specialist - Dot 3 is $62,880 to $84,528 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 158C.
- 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 55 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 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 |
| Monthly | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 |
| Hourly | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 |
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
This is the senior, specialist and lead worker level of the series. As a senior-level auditor-in-charge, plans, conducts, and leads risk based audits and consulting engagements for the agency, and audits of private organizations, local governments or non-profits. As an auditor-in-charge, plans, conducts, and leads auditors that have been assigned to the engagements and reviews the work submitted. Conducts work in accordance with applicable professional standards including the Institute of Internal Audit Standards, and Government Auditing Standards, as well as federal and state laws, and regulations.
Examples of the work
Performs risk based audits and consulting engagements for the agency, and audits of private organizations, local governments or non-profits. Includes planning, fieldwork, preparing work papers, and drafting reports; Delivers the services of value for management as part of an approved annual work plan or at the request of management and the Director of Internal Audit, to help management evaluate and improve internal control, risk management, and the governance process; Develops efficient and effective engagement procedures, which will require the Audit Specialist to analyze, evaluate, and verify financial records, information systems, procedures, and controls supporting the area being audited ...
Minimum qualifications
Most positions require a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or public administration, economics, computer science, or other related field that included 10 semester or 15 quarter hours of college level accounting and two years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, finance, banking, investigation, retail management, or other related experience, including one year of auditing experience. A Master’s degree in a related field or a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information System Auditor, or Certified Fraud Examiner will substitute for one year of professional experience but not for the year of audit 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.