Legal Administrative Manager pay range
State of Washington · class code 425I
- Class code
- 425I
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Legal Administrative Manager is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 425I.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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 legal or judicial setting, serves as the principal assistant to a judge, division chief or Attorney General’s Office section chief in a regional office or equivalent. In addition, positions in this class also supervise legal support staff positions that assist attorney(s), judge(s) or equivalent and perform expert level legal support and administrative functions.
Examples of the work
Performs the duties of the Legal Assistant 4; Ensures compliance with agency policies and procedures; Develops and monitors division budget in coordination with division chief or equivalent; Participates in development of the strategic plan; Acts as liaison between division/section and client agency(s); Coordinates with building manager for general maintenance, repairs and other needs; Develops, updates and implements division/office policies and procedures; Reviews performance plans of division/office staff for timeliness, consistency and applicability; Audits division/section employee leave records; Schedules regular division/section meetings, prepares agenda, takes and distributes meeting ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in public administration or allied field and three years of supervising, leading, mentoring, coaching or training staff in a legal or judicial setting OR One year as a Legal Assistant 4; OR A combination of seven years of legal office experience and three years of supervising, leading, mentoring, coaching or training staff in a legal or judicial setting. Equivalent education/experience. Note: Candidates may be required to demonstrate skills in keyboarding, filing, proofreading, grammar, spelling and use of office equipment through agency specific skills testing.
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.