Financial Legal Examiner 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 422P
- Class code
- 422P
- Salary range
- 63
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Financial Legal Examiner 1 is $76,608 to $102,996 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 422P.
- 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 63 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 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 |
| Monthly | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 |
| Hourly | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 |
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 immediate supervision, performs professional legal work for the Department of Financial Institutions under the laws regulating financial institutions and financial services companies or issuers.
Examples of the work
General Communications: Concise and effective interactions between other individuals as well as internal and external organizations. A basic level of competency is required in facilitation and media relations; and, intermediate levels of competency in listening, presentation, oral and written skills, specifically written reports. Self or life management: Basic levels of competency are required for stress management; intermediate levels of competency in ethics, assertiveness, and time management; and, an accomplished level of competency in personal presentation.
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from an accredited law school and membership in the Washington State Bar Association. Equivalent education/experience. Note: "Financial institution or financial services company or issuer" includes commercial banks, alien banks, trust companies and departments, savings banks, saving and loan associations, credit unions, credit union service organizations, consumer loan companies, mortgage brokers, escrow agents, check cashers, and check sellers, securities broker-dealers, investment advisers; issuers of securities, franchises, business opportunities, commodity investments; or other persons or entities regulated by Department of Financial Institutions and their holding companies, s ...
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.