Auditor 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 152L
- Class code
- 152L
- Salary range
- 55
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Auditor 5 is $62,880 to $84,528 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 152L.
- 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, or lead worker level of the series. Positions function as senior auditor, trainer, lead worker, or auditor in charge. Conducts audits of individual proprietors, businesses and governmental agencies including the largest and most complex accounts for fuel tax, sale tax, and businesses operating under the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) and the International Registration Plan (IRP); or plans, organizes, and directs the ferry’s system internal control and services programs; or leads surety analysts conducting financial analysis to determine the financial stability and loss development to determine the claims liability and surety requirements of self-insured employers. Positions may lead or supervise lower level staff.
Examples of the work
Completes pre-audits of accounts to develop an audit plan that will be followed in the field examination of records; Prepares preliminary audit work papers, including appropriate schedules and summaries to be used in the audit; Independently plans, coordinates and conducts comprehensive compliance audits and/or investigations of all accounts; Evaluates and determines the accuracy of accounting/financial systems, procedures and internal controls of businesses and government agencies for the state of Washington and on behalf of member states and foreign jurisdiction; Analyzes accounting systems and determines the auditing procedures needed to conduct individual audits; Evaluates and verifies f ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree which includes at least 18 quarter or 12 semester hours of accounting or auditing AND three or four years of professional auditing or accounting experience. 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.