Regulatory Analyst 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 456C
- Class code
- 456C
- Salary range
- 65
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Regulatory Analyst 3 is $80,496 to $108,228 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 456C.
- 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 65 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 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 |
| Monthly | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 |
| Hourly | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 |
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 at this level independently perform economic, financial, or policy analysis and provide technical assistance on more complex regulatory matters. The work assigned is on issues that are considered more complex a majority of the time. The incumbent is required to determine the nature and/or scope of the issues and/or problems. The incumbent is expected to develop new techniques and/or work methods to accomplish tasks. The effect of filings/issues on parties involved is considered as significant and/or having a broad potential impact. More complex regulatory matters consist of unusual, politically sensitive and/or complex issues requiring the incumbent to use creativity and/or judgment because there may be no rules, orders, materials and/or procedures which provide previous guidance. The tasks are carried out under broad policy statements, and/or other legal requirements.
Examples of the work
Serves as the agency’s representative on the statewide E911 advisory committee; Represents and communicates the interests of the agency and recommends agency action on E911 issues; Conducts analysis of the proposed capital structure of a regulated utility company that is proposing a merger, spin-off, or transfer; Prepares written expert testimony and defends the testimony through discovery, depositions, and cross-examination; Reviews and analyzes draft request for proposals of an electric utility seeking new power supplies; Prepares clear and concise written memorandum; recommends appropriate action; prepares appropriate order and makes oral presentations to the commission at open meetings; ...
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 four years of professional research or analysis experience with an institution engaged primarily in regulatory matters; or three years doing regulatory analysis for Washington state government, one year of which must have been at the second level or equivalent. 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.