Payroll Coordinator pay range
State of Washington · class code 148E
- Class code
- 148E
- Salary range
- 41
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Payroll Coordinator is $44,856 to $59,760 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 148E.
- 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 41 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 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 |
| Monthly | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 |
| Hourly | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 |
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
Coordinate and perform the payroll function including developing methods and procedures, recommending policy, and establishing pay dates and schedules.
Examples of the work
Coordinate payroll policies and procedures with the fiscal office, with data processing personnel, and with major department heads; Interpret payroll, accounting and other payroll-related policies and procedures; work with departmental personnel to resolve discrepancies as required; suggest and assist in implementation of new payroll policies and procedures; Issue instructions on payroll procedures, coordinated payroll processing and maintaining records to all departments; conduct payroll processing training for campus staff; Reconcile insurance billings, retirement reports, W-2 end-of-year reports, and other reports as required; Schedule payroll processing; assign or perform automated payro ...
Minimum qualifications
Four years of fiscal or payroll experience including at least two years as a Payroll Technician or equivalent; nine quarter hours or six semester hours of college-level course work in accounting may substitute for six months of required experience. OR 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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Payroll Coordinator in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | $27.37 | $41.06 | $56,930 to $85,405 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.