Contracts Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 144G
- Class code
- 144G
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Contracts Specialist 2 is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 144G.
- 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 53 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 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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
Performs the journey level of professional contract administration with responsibility in the negotiation and preparation of complex contracts, interagency agreements, leases and letters of understanding to provide or obtain services or goods for the agency, including technical contract support activities such as contract cost/price analysis, contract compliance administration or contract property administration.
Examples of the work
Arranges for or performs an analysis of proposals for technical requirements and cost factors; requests regulation, policy or procedure changes or, if necessary, obtains special approval to deviate from regulations, policy or procedures; Negotiates with parties to any contract, agreement, etc., on terms and conditions establishing reasonable cost levels, equitable fees and profits, reporting dates and alternative proposals; coordinates the evaluation of bids and proposals with specialists who are concerned with the scope of the program; Obtains necessary signatures of parties to agreements; maintains a list of authorized contracts signatories; coordinates termination of agreements, contracts ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree involving major study in public administration, business administration, business law, commerce, economics, mathematics, statistics or closely allied field AND Two years of experience in negotiating, administering or terminating government contracts, contract property management, contract cost or price analyses, or contract compliance administration. A law degree from an accredited college or university approved by the Washington State Bar Association may be substituted for the experience and education. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted, year for year, for the education.
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.