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Corrections Specialist Assistant pay range

State of Washington · class code 350E

$43,836 to $58,392 per year$43,836$58,392MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $51,114 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of Washington

Class code
350E
Salary range
40
Pay unit
Year
Alternate ranges
2
State
Washington

Step progression

Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 40 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.

BasisABCDEFGHIJKLM
Annual$43,836$44,856$45,924$47,004$48,048$49,296$50,412$51,600$52,872$54,204$55,596$56,952$58,392
Monthly$3,653$3,738$3,827$3,917$4,004$4,108$4,201$4,300$4,406$4,517$4,633$4,746$4,866
Hourly$20.99$21.48$21.99$22.51$23.01$23.61$24.14$24.71$25.32$25.96$26.63$27.28$27.97

Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.

Alternate ranges

Bargaining unitMinimumMaximumBasis
As listed$43,836$58,392per year
Teamsters$43,836$58,392per 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 in-training and/or paraprofessional level of the series, assists and performs technical and/or administrative functions under general supervision of a corrections professional.

Examples of the work

Assists corrections specialists with roster management activities at major prisons facilities; schedules instructors and staff for training; Assists corrections specialists in program administration; Maintains statistical records; compiles statistical reports and/or presentations; Assists in the grievance process for incarcerated individuals by compiling records, assisting with paperwork and conducting weekly Offender Grievance Program Orientation; Responsible for creating/maintaining the offender property inventory system; Performs other duties as required.

Minimum qualifications

A bachelor’s degree OR Four years of experience in a correctional field office or institution, two years which must be at the senior clerical level or higher. Note: Qualifying work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. Equivalent experience/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.

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