Event Attendant/Usher pay range
State of Washington · class code 196A
- Class code
- 196A
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Event Attendant/Usher is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 196A.
- 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 34 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 | $38,340 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,195 | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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
Under the direction of professional staff or faculty, provides assistance with ushering, clerical support, and customer service responsibilities in a variety of settings, such as sports programs and events, social activities, performing arts, and graduation/commencement activities and events.
Examples of the work
Performs customer service duties such as, greeting guests, ushering guests to their seats, resolving guest complaints, collecting/documenting lost and found items, assisting with lost children/parents, identifying prohibited items, scanning/tearing tickets, handing out event/program materials and providing assistance; Provides access control, crowd management and flow before, during, and after events; Ensures guest safety before, during, and after events; Assists guests with access requirements in a timely manner; Clears aisles, stairways, etc.
Minimum qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent. Positions may require current First Aid/CPR certification. Note: As a condition of employment, the incumbent must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays. Possession of a valid driver's license may be required.
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.