Property & Acquisition Specialist 6 pay range
State of Washington · class code 179N
- Class code
- 179N
- Salary range
- 66
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Property & Acquisition Specialist 6 is $82,440 to $110,952 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 179N.
- 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 66 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 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 |
| Monthly | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 |
| Hourly | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 |
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
Positions supervise property tax auditors and/or appraisers, or other property tax staff involved in state-mandated programs such as the statewide ratio study, revaluation, county review, property tax exemptions and deferrals, education, Board of Equalization administration, levy administration and financial and/or valuation analysis in the areas of utilities, real property, and personal property. Some positions supervise lands agents and habitat technicians involved in developing, coordinating, and monitoring property acquisition, appraisal, and property management activities. These positions also manage public access areas.
Examples of the work
Provides technical and policy recommendations to WMS managers; Assists and/or leads in the development of oral and written policy communications; Coordinates and advises local taxing authorities in the formulation and application of state and local levy process; Reviews and approves county assessor revaluation programs; reviews and develops state mandated guidelines, forms and programs in the valuation and taxation of property; Testifies and provides expert advice at legislative committees and public hearings on property tax matters and proposed legislation; testifies at the State Board of Tax Appeals and in judicial courts; assists attorneys in the preparation of court cases; provides signi ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions typically require a Bachelor’s degree involving major study in business or public administration, real estate, economics, accounting, natural resource management, or related field AND three to four years of experience in real property appraising, property negotiations, public property management, or selling, leasing or buying real estate. OR One year of experience as a Property and Acquisition Specialist 5. 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.