Checkstand Operator pay range
State of Washington · class code 227E
- Class code
- 227E
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Checkstand Operator is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 227E.
- 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 34 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 | $38,340 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,195 | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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
Operates cash register; collects cash and makes change.
Examples of the work
Operates cash register and adding machine; collects cash, makes change, quotes prices, and issues cash receipts; Obtains authorization and cashes checks; Sells sundry counter items such as magazines, candy, razor blades, pencils, ice cream cones, etc.; Assists customers and answers questions regarding the location of retail items, current prices, and available goods; May serve food items incidental to cash register duties; May clean counters, shelves, fixtures, tables, etc.; May set up cash drawer at beginning of shift and close register at end of shift; May assist in inventory counting and stocking of replacement items; Performs related duties as required.
Minimum qualifications
High school diploma or GED certificate, OR three months of general work 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.