Library and Archives Paraprofessional 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 262L
- Class code
- 262L
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Library and Archives Paraprofessional 3 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 262L.
- 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
Performs complex paraprofessional library and/or archival tasks and services.
Examples of the work
Recommends changes and improvements of unit routines or procedures; evaluates and monitors work processes; Performs complex copy cataloging of library materials such as completing and upgrading records which require classification, subject analysis, and extensive descriptive changes; Analyzes and resolves complex copy cataloging problems; maintains and updates internal records using complex automated systems; Corresponds with publishers and vendors; identifies and resolves problems with suppliers; Manages batch record imports; Assists in archival records transfer, accessioning, and storage; Processes incoming material by performing arrangement and description projects; Performs technical ins ...
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent and three years’ experience in the functional operations of a library or archives. 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.