Auditor 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 152J
- Class code
- 152J
- Salary range
- 49
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Auditor 3 is $54,204 to $72,900 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 152J.
- 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 49 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 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 |
| Monthly | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 |
| Hourly | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 |
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 conduct a financial analysis to determine the financial stability and claims liability and surety requirement of self-insured employers; or audits individual proprietors, business, and governmental agencies of small and medium size accounts for fuel licensees, sales tax, businesses operating under the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) or International Registration Plan (IPR) and refund claimants; positions plan and coordinate the activities of a compliance audit section. Positions may lead or supervise lower level staff.
Examples of the work
Performs analytical tasks to determine the financial ability of an employer to pay claim liabilities and to establish their surety requirements; Performs analytical testing of claim liabilities and computes loss development factors to apply to reported reserves; responsible for obtaining surety bonds, letters of credit and escrow agreements; determination of adequate coverage of claims liability; Performs analysis of audited financial statements to determine quality of earnings, liquidity and debt level; Conducts audits of workers compensation trusts, testing the adequacy of pooled funds to meet expected claim liabilities; Processes requests for reimbursement of supplemental benefits paid, a ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree which includes at least 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of accounting or auditing AND two or three years of professional accounting or auditing 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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Auditor 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $21.14 | $38.08 | $43,981 to $79,200 |
| Louisiana | $49,192 | $96,533 | $49,192 to $96,533 |
| New York | $106,898 | $131,665 | $106,898 to $131,665 |
| Tennessee | $4,562 | $6,825 | $54,744 to $81,900 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.