Racing Official 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 571F
- Class code
- 571F
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Racing Official 1 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 571F.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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
At a licensed racetrack, under direction, performs skilled regulatory tasks needed to ensure that horseracing is conducted in accordance with state law and the regulations adopted by the Washington Horse Racing Commission (WHRC). Regulatory tasks include: (1) Clocker: Using timing devices, records and submits the time of all official workouts; (2) Identifier/Receiving Barn Clerk: Determines the timing and initiates procedures for the horses to enter the receiving barn before each race, ensures the horse is equipped with the proper head number, and ensures that the correct horse runs in a particular race by properly identifying each horse by registration number, papers, and markings; (3) Film Analyst: Assists the Board of Stewards in the interpretation of race video’s to ensure compliance with the “Rules of Racing”; (4) Paddock Judge: Monitors horses in paddock and saddling enclosure to e ...
Examples of the work
Clocker - Using timing devices, records and submits to the racing secretary and stewards the time of all official workouts; Identifier - Ensures that the correct horse runs in a particular race by properly identifying each horse entered in a race by its registration number (number tattooed inside upper lip) registration papers, and markings; Film Analyst - Aids the Board of Stewards in the interpretation of race videos. Reviews all race videos for compliance with WHRC “Rules of Racing” Title 260 WAC. Reviews with apprentice jockeys all races in which the apprentice jockey participated.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience in the pari-mutuel horse racing industry, OR A bachelor’s degree in Equine Administration and experience in the horse racing industry, 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.