Contracts Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 144H
- Class code
- 144H
- Salary range
- 59
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Contracts Specialist 3 is $69,348 to $93,288 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 144H.
- 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 59 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 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 |
| Monthly | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 |
| Hourly | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 |
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
Serves as a unit supervisor with agency‑wide responsibility in governmental contract administration; or is the Assistant Contracts Administrator.
Examples of the work
Supervises the negotiations, administration and termination of all contracts, agreements, leases and letters of understanding into which the Department may enter; Supervises the preparation, review and negotiation and approval of new and existing contracts or agreements for the Department, modifies contracts when conflicts arise; Works closely with the Contracts and Reimbursement Administrator and the Attorney General's Office, U.S.
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree involving major study in business administration, public administration, business law, commerce, mathematics, statistics, economics, or closely allied field AND three years of experience in negotiating, administering or terminating government contracts, contract property management, contract cost or price analyses or contract compliance administration. A Master's degree in one of the above academic disciplines may be substituted for one (l) year of experience. A law degree from an accredited college or university approved by the Washington State Bar Association may be substituted for two (2) years of experience and 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.