Communications Consultant 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 197L
- Class code
- 197L
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Communications Consultant 4 is $64,512 to $108,228 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 197L.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which bargaining unit covers the position.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $64,512 | $86,688 | per year |
| Teamsters | $80,496 | $108,228 | per year |
The listing prints a separate range for classes covered by a bargaining agreement. Which one applies depends on the employee's unit.
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 plan, organize, direct and control an extensive communications and/or public relations program. Positions develop information and/or public relations strategy for a program which typically includes impacts of legislative initiatives and directives and public reactions. Positions at this level may include services for translating communications and publications from English to the appropriate target language.
Examples of the work
Translates brochures, correspondence, technical and legal documents, laws, regulations, policies and procedures, flyers, forms, letters, memoranda, and publications written in English into an appropriate target language such as Spanish, Chinese, Cambodian, Laotian, or Vietnamese; Consults with lawyers, physicians, psychiatrists, social workers, support enforcement officers and other subject matter experts to make certain that documents have not lost meaning in translation; Reviews, edits and proofreads translated material to ensure accurate translations of text; ensures appropriateness for final typing, printing and/or publication; Provides information about the target language and culture i ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, journalism, public relations, or related field and three years of writing/editing/translating experience; or equivalent education/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.