Organizational & Fiscal Auditor 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 160C
- Class code
- 160C
- Salary range
- 48
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Organizational & Fiscal Auditor 3 is $52,872 to $71,136 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 160C.
- 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 48 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 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 |
| Monthly | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 |
| Hourly | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 |
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
This is the senior, specialist, or leadworker level of the series. Most positions at this level have lead work responsibility. Employees in these positions plan the assigned audits and prepare reports of audit findings and recommendations. Audit activities in these positions are primarily fiscal related but involve some phases of program auditing. May occasionally participate as an audit team member on audits in which they are not the designated lead auditor.
Examples of the work
Directs and coordinates the activities of an audit team in the review and analysis of a department; provides contracts and/or reimbursement systems for compliance with federal, state, and agency program policies, rules, and laws; develops audit plans, prepares audit guidelines, and prepares correspondence; Coordinates with program managers, vendors, consultants, and related staff to ensure plans and procedures are comprehensive and accurate; Visits audit review sites and provides lead assistance to audit team members; advises team members in difficult areas; provides training for unit or team members in areas of assigned responsibility; Coordinates and conducts pre-audit conferences with tea ...
Minimum qualifications
Most positions require a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or public administration, economics, computer science, or other related field which included 12 semester or 18 quarter hours of college level accounting and three years of professional auditing experience. Professional experience in accounting, auditing, finance, banking, investigation, or other related experience will substitute year for year for education. A Master’s degree in a related field or a Certified Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Information System Auditor, or Fraud Examiner will substitute for two years of professional auditing experience. Auditing experience in a specialty program may be required.
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.