Budget Analyst 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 147D
- Class code
- 147D
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Budget Analyst 4 is $72,900 to $98,064 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 147D.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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. Supervises positions providing budgeting analysis, development and monitoring of capital or operating budgets, position or allocation control.
Examples of the work
Supervises staff involved in reviewing program allotment requests and position actions and approvals, modifies or denies allotment requests and positions based on established program plans, fiscal or policy considerations; Provides department consultative and budget services on complex inter-agency programs so that the division can achieve a uniformly high level of effective programs and efficient organizations; Prepares or supervises the preparation of required program budget information for use in appropriate hearings; Supervises staff in the design, development, and/or implementation of computer analytical models for projection or analysis of fiscal data; Interprets existing budget polici ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, accounting, economics, or statistics and five to six years of professional experience in budgets, management, or program analysis. A Master’s degree can substitute for some 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
Budget Analyst 4 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $56,311 | $91,044 | $56,311 to $91,044 |
| Iowa | $70,075 | $108,389 | $70,075 to $108,389 |
| Louisiana | $52,645 | $103,293 | $52,645 to $103,293 |
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.