Financial Recovery Enforcement Officer 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 177R
- Class code
- 177R
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Financial Recovery Enforcement Officer 2 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 177R.
- 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 44 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 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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 a journey-level capacity, performs financial recovery enforcement duties for the Department of Social and Health Services, that includes investigation, research, enforcement, negotiation and settlement, collection, recoupment and other related financial recovery activities such as liens, filing legal claims against estates, attachment of assets, authority to file, execute orders to withhold and deliver, and seizure and distrain.
Examples of the work
Investigates, documents and determines financial responsibility in cases involving DSHS funded and/or administered programs and services; Issues notices and findings of responsibility and supports such findings at administrative hearings and judicial review; Identifies and pursues third party sources of recovery such as private and group insurance, self-funded insurance programs, government funded health insurance and benefit programs and certain tort claims; Evaluates, determines collectability and prioritizes the recovery of overpayments of State and Federal funds, such as public assistance, food stamps, and vendors; Enforces the recovery of public funds through administrative and judicial ...
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Financial Recovery Enforcement Officer 1. OR A Bachelor's degree and one year of experience in collection of civil debts, adjustment of claims, determination of financial responsibility or investigation of financial backgrounds. Additional qualifying experience may substitute, year for year, for the required education.
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.