Commerce Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 233B
- Class code
- 233B
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Commerce Specialist 2 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 233B.
- 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 52 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 |
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 independently perform a wide variety of professional, journey-level work such as developing and implementing program evaluation plans, developing and maintaining program-specific data tracking systems, designing and analyzing surveys, analyzing data to measure service and impact, performing economic analysis, and integrating results into overall evaluation reports. Incumbents exercise decision-making authority, resolve issues, represent the agency within their assigned area of program responsibility and provide input into policy development.
Examples of the work
Develops, implements, and monitors federal, state and local programs; Utilizes a variety of data pertaining to varying situations to perform analysis or evaluation of problems; Assists with development of legislation; Prepares program proposals, monthly summaries and quarterly reports; Conducts or oversees workshops and seminars related to programs; Develops and monitors contracts required to achieve program goals; M akes technical recommendations on projects, programs, policies, and plans; Provides technical assistance and consultant services to public and private clients; Conducts technical or scientific literature reviews; Collects data and assists in analysis and preparation of technical ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree and two years 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.