Library and Archives Paraprofessional 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 262M
- Class code
- 262M
- Salary range
- 47
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Library and Archives Paraprofessional 4 is $51,600 to $69,348 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 262M.
- 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 47 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 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 |
| Monthly | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 |
| Hourly | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 |
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 expert level paraprofessional library and/or archival tasks and services.
Examples of the work
Interprets and ensures compliance with organizational rules, policies, and procedures; evaluates and makes authorized decisions regarding situations requiring deviation or exception from normal procedures; recommends unit policy and implements procedures; writes and/or maintains procedure manuals; Oversees the law library operations for the entire facility. Complies with DOC mandates for Law Libraries; Oversees and directs the delivery of services at a full service law library.
Minimum qualifications
High school graduation or equivalent and four years’ experience in the functional operations of a library and/or archives including at least one year at the senior level or equivalent.
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.