Financial Examiner 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 161F
- Class code
- 161F
- Salary range
- 60
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Financial Examiner 2 is $71,136 to $95,676 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 161F.
- 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 60 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 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 |
| Monthly | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 |
| Hourly | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 |
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
Positions perform professional work conducting financial analysis and/or examinations of regulated entities. This is the fully qualified level performing intermediate analysis and/or examinations of regulated entities.
Examples of the work
Interprets and applies applicable laws, rules, and standards; determines compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulatory policy and industry standards; analyzes for compliance with mortgage industry regulations; registers debenture companies in compliance with state and federal statutes; conducts off-site reviews, disciplinary reviews and background checks; Conducts risk-focused examinations; assesses compliance with marketing, disclosure and accounting issues related to the sale of non-deposit investment products, risks associated with merchant banking activities, or real estate financing and contract collections; analyzes sound lending criteria (for commercial, consumer, a ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree with major study in finance, business administration, economics, or accounting including at least 12 semester or 20 quarter hours of accounting, finance, or economics. Some examiner positions may require 36 quarter hours or 24 semester hours of accounting AND two years of professional experience in one of the following: accounting or auditing; analyzing or examining regulated entities; working for a regulated entity in the areas of lending, operations, analysis of loan or securities portfolios, auditing, reinsurance investments, information system reviews, or any combination of these.
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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Financial Examiner 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $50,983 | $81,720 | $50,983 to $81,720 |
| Indiana | $67,314 | $104,338 | $67,314 to $104,338 |
| New Jersey | $72,896 | $106,798 | $72,896 to $106,798 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.