Fiscal Technician 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 148N
- Class code
- 148N
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Fiscal Technician 3 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 148N.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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
Provide fiscal support using independent judgment in the interpretation and application of a variety of rules and procedures in specialized fiscal functions, such as internal control, revolving fund maintenance control, and providing resource data for reports.
Examples of the work
Maintain accounts and records; authorize and enter fiscal transactions; compile and prepare periodic fiscal statements and reports; Assist higher-level fiscal personnel with summary information and analysis of records and reports; Prepare, audit, verify and process final documents such as vouchers, purchase requests, invoices, receipts, payroll forms and bank deposit verifications; Interpret fiscal policies and procedures; assist in the monitoring and review of computer input/output; provide suggestions for development and maintenance of computerized financial management and budget development systems; Prepare, verify and control input being processed, including responsibility for input; Ser ...
Minimum qualifications
High school diploma, or GED certificate AND Fifteen quarter hours or ten semester hours of college-level accounting or bookkeeping AND Two years of full-time experience as a Fiscal Technician, or equivalent, including experience using accounting-related software; An Associate of Arts Degree, or equivalent, in accounting or business may substitute for one year of required experience. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
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.