Legal Office Assistant pay range
State of Washington · class code 425D
- Class code
- 425D
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Legal Office Assistant is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 425D.
- 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
In a legal or judicial setting, performs general clerical work and basic technical legal assignments.
Examples of the work
Receives service of legal documents and routes to the appropriate party; Performs delivery/messenger services such as serving and filing legal documents and obtaining signatures in order to meet critical deadlines; Processes and routes incoming and outgoing mail and other special deliveries distinguishing between legal and general correspondence/documents; Monitors division electronic mailboxes per agency and division protocols and policies; Receives and screens clients and the public by phone and in person; assists with answers to basic or routine questions; directs them to the appropriate resources; Sets up new case files and maintains according to office procedures; Processes basic or rou ...
Minimum qualifications
For the Office of the Attorney General: High School diploma or equivalent and two years of clerical experience including a minimum of six months of experience in a legal office environment. For other state government employers: High School diploma or equivalent and two years of clerical experience including a minimum of six months of experience in a legal or professional office environment; e.g., a medical records, court clerk, bank or accounting firm office OR One year of legal office experience OR A combination of two years of college education and/or relevant experience. Equivalent education/experience.
Special requirements
None. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
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.