Corrections Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 350F
- Class code
- 350F
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Corrections Specialist 4 is $72,900 to $105,612 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 350F.
- The plan defines 3 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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 | $72,900 | $98,064 | per year |
| Teamsters | $74,748 | $100,488 | per year |
| Wfse | $78,504 | $105,612 | 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
This is the expert level of the series with statewide responsibility over corrections programs. Reviews and develops policies; provides quality assurance, improvement and oversight of correctional programs. OR Serves as the supervisor of assigned corrections specialist staff with facility-wide or regional-wide correctional program responsibilities.
Examples of the work
Provides expert consultation and technical assistance for correctional program delivery and/or compliance with rules, regulation and policies; Prepares budget requests for assigned correctional programs; As a supervisor, plans, organizes, evaluates, assigns and directs work activities of lower-level corrections specialist staff; Performs grant administration for federally funded programs; Develops correctional program implementation plans; Identifies and recruits eligible participants in the incarcerated population for the ReFORM Act grant program; Supervises professional Substance Abuse Recovery Unit and contract staff ensuring assessments are conducted on priority populations within prison ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree AND Five years of professional corrections experience, including at least one year in a supervisory or administrative capacity. Note: Additional qualifying experience will substitute, year for year, for up to two years of the desired education. A Master's degree will substitute for one year of 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.