Fiscal Analyst 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 143M
- Class code
- 143M
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- Alternate ranges
- 2
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Fiscal Analyst 5 is $72,900 to $100,488 per year, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 143M.
- The plan defines 2 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which bargaining unit covers the position.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Alternate ranges
| Bargaining unit | Minimum | Maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| As listed | $72,900 | $98,064 | per year |
| Teamsters | $74,748 | $100,488 | per year |
The listing prints a separate range for classes covered by a bargaining agreement. Which one applies depends on the employee's unit.
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 at this level may be found in a variety of different organizational settings performing one the following options. Note: Positions allocated under options 1, 2, or 3 are not required to lead or supervise fiscal related professional staff to qualify under these criteria. Functions as the Chief Financial Accountant for a state agency; Serves as a Principal Assistant or Primary Financial Advisor to Fiscal Manager in Washington Management or Exempt Service; a Fiscal Manager is defined as a position responsible for an entire agency's fiscal operations. To be considered a Fiscal Manager, a position would have to report to the divisional level in the agency.
Examples of the work
Supervises a fiscal supervisor with fiscal related professional staff performing fiscal, grant or contractual reviews and analysis in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Prepares budget and allotment requests and justifications; determine work load indicators and verify adequacy of supporting data; Revises, formulates, and installs systems and procedures pertaining to accounting, business management and other areas supervised; Serves as division head of the fiscal-business management activity for an agency where complexity is increased by such factors as diversity of accounts, federal and other funds; Responsible for agency business management activities such as ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree, which includes 18 quarter or 12 semester hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting and four to five years of relevant professional experience. Professional experience may substitute for education but not usually for the credit hours. A Master’s degree in a financial related field, certification as a Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Financial Manager or Management Accountant can be substituted for professional 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.