Curriculum Advisor pay range
State of Washington · class code 253L
- Class code
- 253L
- Salary range
- 38
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Curriculum Advisor is $41,820 to $55,596 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 253L.
- 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 38 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 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 |
| Monthly | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 |
| Hourly | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 |
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
Advise and assist students and prospective students in planning a program of study designed to achieve their academic goals.
Examples of the work
Explain course offering and prerequisite requirements; interpret institutional/departmental policies and degree and transfer requirements; Determine eligibility for students' admission; explain course equivalence for credits earned from other schools; Approve adding courses, dropping courses, and withdrawals; approve exceptions to certain rules within established guidelines such as approve all morning classes for students having to work afternoons; Check student progress toward degree; review and approve graduation applications; Assist in development, preparation and updating of advising materials; Give presentations to prospective students and parents; participate in career and college fair ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent AND Two years of work in student services or related area 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.