Excise Tax Assistant pay range
State of Washington · class code 172K
- Class code
- 172K
- Salary range
- 35
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Excise Tax Assistant is $39,036 to $51,600 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 172K.
- 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 35 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 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 |
| Monthly | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 |
| Hourly | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 |
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
In the Department of Revenue, performs analysis and updating of statistical excise tax data to ensure appropriate tracking of audit inventory and audit records; performs analysis of taxpayer records and data to assign appropriate tax reporting classification codes; reviews and processes taxpayer applications for corporate withdrawal/dissolution; or performs mathematical computations to verify accuracy of field audits or public work contacts.
Examples of the work
Reviews or inspects the records and accounts of businesses or agencies. Performs, on a limited basis, some preliminary collection effort by telephone under direct supervision. Establishes and corrects tax accounts; analyzes account activity and provides information to field personnel and businesses on status. Assists taxpayers in preparing returns for various categories of State taxes; explains reporting procedures and liability. Collects delinquent tax accounts and warrants through correspondence, telephone, or personal contact. Analyzes, clears, and establishes delinquent records.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of tax related or fiscally oriented clerical experience. College course work, vocational, technical, or business school training in business or public administration, accounting, bookkeeping or closely related field will substitute, year for year, for experience. 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.