Audit Specialist - Dot 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 158D
- Class code
- 158D
- Salary range
- 60
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Audit Specialist - Dot 4 is $71,136 to $95,676 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 158D.
- 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 60 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 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 |
| Monthly | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 |
| Hourly | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 |
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 supervisory or expert level of the series. This level’s role is to direct, supervise, motivate, mentor and counsel staff, working as part of a management team for the agency’s Audit Office. This position plays a critical role in delivering a variety of services provided, including risk based audits and consulting engagements for the agency, and audits of private organizations, local governments or non-profits; Directs or supervises audits and staff to ensure work is done 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; This position may also supervise or conduct internal investigations including fraud or Whistleblower investigations, or other reviews as requested by management;
Examples of the work
In the absence of the Director of Audit, is responsible for the Audit Office activities and staff; attends executive level meetings; consults with management about sensitive reviews or investigations and advises them on corrective actions that will improve operations; Expert positions may lead or supervise lower level staff. Supervisory positions must supervise level 3 Auditors; Directs or supervises audits or investigations; Supervises and directs the work of audit specialists, including risk based audits and consulting engagements for the agency, and audits of private organizations, local governments or non-profits; Conducts Planning conferences; Actively involved in audits and consulting ...
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 four years of professional 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 two years of professional auditing experience. OR One year as a Transportation Audit Specialist 3.
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.