Commerce Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 233A
- Class code
- 233A
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Commerce Specialist 1 is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 233A.
- 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 46 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 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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 at this level work under the direction of a higher level program manager, perform professional-level work, and assist in program development, research and implementation of state, federal and local programs.
Examples of the work
Assists in program evaluation-related activities such as developing program evaluation plans, reviewing contractor compliance, maintaining program-specific data tracking systems, collecting and analyzing data to measure compliance and efficiencies, performing economic analysis, and integrating results into overall evaluation reports; Serves as a team member on a service delivery team; Coordinates workshops/seminars regarding specific projects or programs; Assists in developing and monitoring contracts; Represents the department at local, state, and regional meetings; Assists in the preparation of grant proposals and agency reports; Conducts research and preliminary analysis of data and makes ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree and one year of professional experience in community, trade or economic development.
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.