Library & Archival Professional 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 261D
- Class code
- 261D
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Library & Archival Professional 4 is $72,900 to $98,064 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 261D.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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
Functions as a fully qualified, professional librarian or archivist, and independently performs a variety of expert level professional librarian or archivist duties.
Examples of the work
Analyzes and develops library services to enhance customer experience; Establishes and maintains procedures for recording and assessing library performance; Contacts and maintains working relationships with state and local government agencies, outside organizations and special interest groups, identifying any training needs for archives/records management or library topics; Develops and designs specifications and provides consultation for implementation for new or modified library applications; Responsible for agency participation in and/or provides technical consultation in collaborative development efforts with federal and state agencies, other libraries, networking or data processing grou ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions require a Master’s degree in library science from an American Library Association accredited program and certification by the State Librarian authorized through the Office of the Secretary of State; or certification by professional portfolio as authorized through the Office of the Secretary of State and five years’ experience as a professional librarian. OR Master’s degree involving archives and records management, history or related field and five years’ experience as a professional archivist.
Special requirements
All librarian positions must meet the provisions of Title 300-12 WAC Certification of Librarians and RCW 27.04.055 Qualifications of Librarians-Rules-Fees. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S.
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.