Industrial Relations Agent 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 124B
- Class code
- 124B
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Industrial Relations Agent 2 is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 124B.
- 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 51 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
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
This is the journey level of the series. Enforces the Industrial Welfare Act, Public Works Act, Farm Labor Contractors Act and the Minimum Wage and Overtime Act, the Wage Payment Act, and other related statutes. Investigates routine wage disputes. Provides assistance to higher level Industrial Relations Agents on more complex investigations and/or disputes, issues notices of violation, notices of infraction, and citations and assessments. Mediates and/or negotiates settlements between employers and employees on issues of a routine nature.
Examples of the work
Responsible for the proper application, interpretation, and enforcement of numerous state labor laws including the Public Works Act, Minimum Wage and Overtime Act, the Wage Payment Act, Industrial Welfare Act, and Farm Labor Contractors Act, and other related statutes; Represents the Department of Labor and Industries to business firms, employer associations and their legal counsels, employees, employee groups, unions, local governmental agencies including law enforcement, and other interested parties; Mediates disputes and negotiates settlement for collection of unpaid wages, agreed wage rate, and improper payment of overtime; issues subpoenas and resolves wage disputes and employment condi ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree AND Two years of experience in labor/employment relations and regulations, collection of revenue/taxes from employers/businesses, investigation of complaints of misconduct, audit of employer financial records, or the interpretation and explanation of Labor and Industries rules and regulations regarding employment standards, prevailing wages, wage and hour, and child labor laws or related experience. Additional qualifying experience will substitute for education at the rate of one year of experience for one year of 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.