Retirement Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 163L
- Class code
- 163L
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Retirement Specialist 1 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 163L.
- 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 44 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 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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 entry level of the series. Performs entry-level to routine retirement or benefits program administration and assistance work. Incumbents learn regulatory rules, laws, policies, procedures and processes necessary to provide retirement services for customers of the public employee retirement system plans and the Deferred Compensation Program.
Examples of the work
Attend and complete required modules of the structured training program; Interprets and applies state and federal guidelines, agency policies, procedures and regulations in the provision of retirement services administered by the department; Participates in individualized counseling for active and retired members of all retirement system plans and the Deferred Compensation program; Reads and interprets Washington Administrative Code (WAC), Revised Code of Washington (RCW) procedural manuals, policies and policy clarifications; Researches member benefits; calculates retirement benefit estimates by analyzing member accounts and forecasting the impact of various scenarios on the member’s benefi ...
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience providing direct customer service in person, over the telephone and in writing that requires the reading, analyzing, interpreting and explaining of technical or complex information and/or processes. Experience in insurance, accounting, retirement or benefit program work is preferred. A Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field may substitute, year for year, for 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.
Nearby classes in Washington
Retirement Specialist 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $35,619 | $56,873 | $35,619 to $56,873 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.