Professional Licensing Representative 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 459L
- Class code
- 459L
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Professional Licensing Representative 1 is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 459L.
- 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 42 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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
Within the Business and Professions Division of the Department of Licensing, assists in planning, and organizing the licensing or regulatory activities for multiple professional licensing programs.
Examples of the work
Provides entry level program support to the Professional Licensing Representative 2 and assists with planning and organizing unit activities for multiple professional licensing programs. Responsible for assisting in determining appropriate action on complaints of unprofessional, incompetent, impaired and unlicensed practice; initiates administrative investigations and/or provides technical assistance to investigators and staff; monitors probationary licensees including mandated evaluations and reports; Coordinates licensing related activities and functions requiring knowledge of statutes, rules, regulations, and board and agency policies; evaluates documents and applications ensuring complia ...
Minimum qualifications
An Associate Degree AND Three years of technical experience in a licensing or regulatory program. OR A Bachelor's degree involving major study in business administration, public administration, social or behavioral science or allied field. AND One year of technical experience in a licensing or regulatory program. Note: Additional qualifying experience will substitute, year for year, for the required education. Selective certification may be approved for some positions requiring a specialized degree.
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.