Early Childhood Program Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 256D
- Class code
- 256D
- Salary range
- 54
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Early Childhood Program Specialist 4 is $61,332 to $82,440 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 256D.
- 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 54 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 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 |
| Monthly | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 |
| Hourly | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 |
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
This is the supervisory or expert level of the series. Positions at this level manage an early childhood program including responsibilities for planning, organizing, executing, controlling, and evaluating activities, subfunctions, and functions including budget, policies, procedures, and staff supervision. Positions manage the early childhood program in conformance with regulations and Washington State Day Care Licensing Provisions.
Examples of the work
Supervises staff including interviewing and recommending selection of applicants, training new employees, assigning and scheduling work, acting upon leave requests, conducting annual performance evaluations, and recommending disciplinary actions; Develops and implements program operating policies and activities; develops cost estimates for future program needs; formulates annual program budget; Prepares and maintains administrative and business reports and records of the early childhood program; prepares billing reports on program usage; Ensures that program staff conform to federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and licensing requirements; Oversees recruiting and scheduling of childr ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require forty-five college quarter hours in early childhood development/education/special education AND four years of supervisory and/or administrative experience working in a group setting with children of the ages enrolled in the program. OR 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.