Property & Acquisition Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 179I
- Class code
- 179I
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Property & Acquisition Specialist 1 is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 179I.
- 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 46 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 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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
Under close supervision, positions perform, or assist in the performance of, routine activities covering negotiations, property management, relocation assistance, appraisal, title examination, and/or property inspection. Incumbents gain knowledge and experience by learning the laws and principles covering real estate transactions, how to apply appraisal and/or audit principles and techniques, research methods, interpreting legal and/or property descriptions, collecting statistical data, and/or maintaining public relations.
Examples of the work
Contacts property owners and assists in negotiating for purchase, lease, or donation of the property; Assists in the preparation and maintenance of property records; Collects data and assists in the preparation for right-of-way funding, surplus property value estimates, appraisals, or audits; Assists in performing housing inspections; Inspects improvements and recommends disposition by rental, public sale or demolition; prepares rental agreements, authorizes sale and payment of assessments; Assists in advising property owner of relocation assistance available; Prepares a variety of legal instruments necessary to acquire rights of way; Assists in preparing title examinations, inventory contro ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree involving major study in business or public administration, real estate, economics, accounting, or related field. 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.