Financial Examiner 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 161G
- Class code
- 161G
- Salary range
- 66
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Financial Examiner 3 is $82,440 to $110,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 161G.
- 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 66 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 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 |
| Monthly | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 |
| Hourly | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 |
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
Positions plan, conduct, and lead complex financial examinations and/or analysis of regulated entities and/or positions independently conduct comprehensive analysis or portions of a complex analysis of a complex regulated entity.
Examples of the work
Takes action against illegal financial service providers; takes prompt corrective actions which result from not meeting net worth requirements, capital analysis and mandatory regulatory action, binding or net worth analysis; approves special applications or waivers of requirements; reviews financial institutions or service providers or issuers for compliance with regulatory privacy provisions; registers debenture companies and high-risk applicants in compliance with state and federal statutes; examines large, complex financial; examines debenture companies and high-risk applicants for compliance with state and federal statutes and escrow companies involved in real estate financing and contra ...
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 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of accounting. AND Three years of professional experience in one of the following: accounting or auditing; analyzing or examining regulated entities; working for a regulated entity in advanced positions 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 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $56,311 | $91,044 | $56,311 to $91,044 |
| Indiana | $59,800 | $92,690 | $59,800 to $92,690 |
| New Jersey | $83,582 | $122,832 | $83,582 to $122,832 |
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.