Licensing Specialist Senior pay range
State of Washington · class code 458N
- Class code
- 458N
- Salary range
- 49
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Licensing Specialist Senior is $54,204 to $72,900 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 458N.
- 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 49 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 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 |
| Monthly | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 |
| Hourly | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 |
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
As a senior level specialist, independently manages, examines and approves applications (retail or non-retail) and highly complex documentation submitted for licensing as a liquor reseller or distributor; cannabis producer, processor, or retailer; and/or a gambling facility, manufacturer, distributor and service supplier or for an individual working in a gambling activity. Ensures that established criteria and regulations are met so that licenses and special occasion permits are issued to qualified businesses and individuals. Positions are responsible for conducting a review and evaluation or investigation of the more complicated licensing applications and providing expertise and guidance on issues encountered by lower-level staff.
Examples of the work
Evaluates Bankruptcy and Receivership documents for eligibility and issues Special Permission Letters to court-appointed Trustees and Receivers. Reviews and addresses quality control issues; develops, implements, directs and coordinates workload flow and processes; Monitors and coordinates activities and processes of a licensing program (s); approves or disapproves selected license transactions for issuance of new, renewal and change licenses and recommends approval/denial of other license types; examines non-standard and unusual license applications and accompanying legal documents referred by staff and depending on complexity of the transaction or nature of the issue, completes the process ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Licensing Specialist; OR Three years of experience including analyzing and interpreting program financial documents, laws and regulations for license qualification and issuance and interviewing and research/review duties involving public contact; OR An Associate of Arts degree involving major study in accounting, finance, business or public administration, criminal justice, or related field and one year of experience. Equivalent education/experience.
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.