Commerce Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 233C
- Class code
- 233C
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Commerce Specialist 3 is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 233C.
- 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 58 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 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 |
| Monthly | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 |
| Hourly | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 |
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 function as specialists in an assigned area and work with little or no technical oversight. Incumbents deal with complex and conflicting issues and/or portfolio management and provide specialized expertise in areas such as contract negotiation and/or execution, growth management, housing, public works, community services programs, trade and economic development, historic preservation, or archeological planning. Within their assigned area, incumbents establish program priorities, develop policies and are designated in writing by the assistant director or equivalent to act as a spokesperson for the agency.
Examples of the work
Develops and maintains cooperative relationships with government, businesses, industry, community organizations and/or government officials; Plans, develops, coordinates and manages a specialized program or programs; Coordinates the state's role in community, trade and economic development programs, e.g., develops, prepares, and monitors reports, proposals, grants and program budgets; Assists with drafting legislation, preparing or providing testimony at hearings; Develops policy positions related to a specialized program, service, or technical area(s); Provides technical assistance to clients in a specialized service area; Develops, negotiates, and monitors technical aspects of complex cont ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree and three 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.