Labor & Industries Auditor 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 152N
- Class code
- 152N
- Salary range
- 45
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Labor & Industries Auditor 1 is $49,296 to $66,072 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 152N.
- 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 45 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 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 |
| Monthly | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 |
| Hourly | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 |
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
For the Department of Labor and Industries, in a training capacity, audits an employer’s financial records, business activities, and functions to establish premium liability and compliance with industrial insurance laws, rules, and regulations.
Examples of the work
As a member of a self-directed work team, assists in determining the most effective use of the team’s resources to reduce non-compliance; decides on the most viable audit candidates based on local/regional conditions; In a training capacity, gains thorough knowledge of Title 51 RCW, the Washington Workers’ Compensation Insurance Manual WAC 296-17 and agency policies, and a general knowledge of other state and federal tax requirements; Under the direction of a journey-level auditor, performs audits, examines businesses’ financial records to determine compliance with industrial insurance laws, rules, and regulation; Evaluates businesses’ accounting systems and develops a specific audit plan; d ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree that includes 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting (may include credits from one (1) Finance class or one (1) Business Law class). OR Equivalent education/experience will be considered but must include at least 20 semester or 30 quarter hours in accounting (may include credits from one (1) Finance class or one (1) Business Law class ) and two (2) years of professional accounting or auditing 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.