Commerce Specialist 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 233E
- Class code
- 233E
- Salary range
- 64
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Commerce Specialist 5 is $78,504 to $105,612 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 233E.
- 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 64 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 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 |
| Monthly | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 |
| Hourly | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 |
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 as this level supervise a unit of professional staff and act as the primary business manager for an agency program area, reporting directly to a WMS Band 2 or 3 Managing Director, or equivalent. These positions are responsible for the overall budget and performance management of their assigned unit and program areas. Positions oversee policy development, planning and program funding for multiple programs such as community enhancement, trade or economic development. Positions at this level are designated to speak on behalf of the agency for their program areas.
Examples of the work
Oversees the overall workload need of the unit and assigns incoming contracts and program planning to designated staff; Develops and recommends statewide policies for programs within their area of supervision; Oversees the long-range budgetary planning and organizational design for their assigned unit and supported program(s); Provides consultative and business assistance to other recognized experts and agency executive management; Presents advanced technical business information to other agencies, governments, or private entities; Drafts legislation and/or provides expert testimony at hearings; Coordinates and resolves conflicts of priority between staff, programs and activities; Supervises ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and either 1) five years of professional experience in community, trade or economic development; or 2) four years of professional experience in community, trade or economic development which included at least one year of supervisory or managerial 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.