Library & Archives Paraprofessional 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 262I
- Class code
- 262I
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Library & Archives Paraprofessional 1 is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 262I.
- 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 34 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 | $38,340 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,195 | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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
Performs basic paraprofessional library and/or archival tasks and services.
Examples of the work
Provides courteous, effective and timely customer service; Answers basic informational and directional questions; refers clients to appropriate employees for other services; Searches for materials; Performs prepping, scanning, and imaging procedures; Performs circulation functions such as checking materials and other resources in and out, issuing library cards and collecting fines; Receives and processes materials including stamping and labeling; Shelves, shifts, and shelf-reads items in various collections according to specifications; Creates temporary bibliographic records as appropriate; May collect change for photocopies and count and record totals; May direct the work of student employe ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent and one year of clerical or customer service experience. Equivalent education or experience will substitute.
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.