Regulatory Analyst 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 456A
- Class code
- 456A
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Regulatory Analyst 1 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 456A.
- 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 52 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 |
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
This is the first level of the series. These positions perform basic economic, financial or policy analysis and provide technical assistance on basic and routine regulatory matters. The work assigned is on issues that are considered basic and routine (non-complex) a majority of the time. Previous documents, rules, orders, laws, processes, procedures are available to support/guide the incumbent in making a recommendation. The work is structured and is performed within narrowly established guidelines. The issues/tasks are repetitive in nature and require little judgment. The effect of the filings/issues on parties involved is considered small and/or minor. The supervisor provides work direction and expected outcomes. Close supervision is provided to the incumbent until tasks are well known and then can be performed without close supervision.
Examples of the work
Review, analyze and process assigned tariff revisions that implement or make a change to the surcharge recovering municipal utility taxes; Collect and analyze data comparing the rates for utility service in multiple jurisdictions or from multiple companies; Review, analyze and process an interconnection agreement filed for approval by two telecommunications companies; Review, analyze and process a tariff filing to modify the boundary between two exchanges of a local telephone company; Assist a more senior analyst in conducting an audit of the accounting statements of an electric utility seeking an increase in rates; Review, analyze and prepare a written report summarizing the results of the ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree involving major study in economics, accounting, business or public administration, finance, social sciences, engineering, law or related field and one year of professional research or analysis experience with an institution engaged primarily in regulatory matters. An advanced degree in one of the fields listed above will substitute for one year of the desired 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.