Retail Clerk 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 227F
- Class code
- 227F
- Salary range
- 34
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Retail Clerk 1 is $38,340 to $50,412 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 227F.
- 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 34 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 | $38,340 | $39,036 | $39,924 | $40,836 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 |
| Monthly | $3,195 | $3,253 | $3,327 | $3,403 | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 |
| Hourly | $18.36 | $18.70 | $19.12 | $19.56 | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 |
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
Performs retail sales, clerical work, food and drink preparation, and other duties related to operation of a retail store or food counter in a State facility or institution.
Examples of the work
Assists customers in locating, selecting and purchasing various retail items at a retail store, inmate store, or food counter in a State facility or institution; Prepares and serves light lunches, sandwiches, and fountain orders in retail store lunch counter, canteen, or coffee shop; Processes on-line orders for in-store pickup or delivery; Serves as cashier, checks cash register receipts, and prepares daily financial reports; Checks credit cards and fills orders for delivery to customers; Files credit cards and other records and documents and maintains orderly filing system; Arranges supplies and merchandise on shelves and in displays; Takes physical inventories and keeps inventory records; ...
Minimum qualifications
Six months' clerical, food counter, or retail sales experience. Graduation from high school or GED may substitute for experience. 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.