Bookstore Manager pay range
State of Washington · class code 230J
- Class code
- 230J
- Salary range
- 55
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Bookstore Manager is $62,880 to $84,528 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 230J.
- 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
Manage the overall operation of a campus bookstore. Classification level shall be based primarily upon the following: Classification Net Annual Sales Bookstore Manager C over 600,000
Examples of the work
Establish, maintain and administer policies, procedures and methods used in ordering, receiving, storing, returning, issuing and accounting for supplies, materials, books, and equipment in retail operations; Prepare and/or assist supervisor in preparation of annual bookstore budget; design, implement and maintain cash flow and inventory accounting systems, prepare and submit regular financial statements and/or information to central fiscal office and maintain profit objectives; With delegated authority, interview and recommend selection of applicants, train new employees, assign and schedule work, act upon leave requests, conduct annual performance evaluations and recommend disciplinary acti ...
Minimum qualifications
"C" Level - High school diploma or GED certificate AND five years of retail experience involving public contact, merchandising, ordering, inventory control or equivalent, including two years at a supervisory or management level. One year of full-time college level course work with major study in retail merchandising, business, accounting, or marketing may be substituted for one year of required work experience. College level course work may not be substituted for required supervisory experience. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.