Retirement Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 163N
- Class code
- 163N
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Retirement Specialist 3 is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 163N.
- 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 53 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 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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 senior, specialist, lead worker or designated trainer for the Retirement Specialist structured training program.
Examples of the work
Coaches and mentors team members in responding to complex, sensitive or escalated customer situations; Acts in team supervisor’s absence; Uses in-depth knowledge of laws, rules and policies to counsel members, ex-spouses, attorneys and other stakeholders in relation to complex marriage dissolution decrees; calculate retirement benefit estimates based upon decree requirements; Responds to subpoenas, tax levies, Mandatory Relief Benefit Assignment Orders, child support orders and other complex orders authorized by state and/or federal law, analyzing to determine applicability to statutes; Monitors work queues; analyzes and develops strategies to address increases or changes in workload.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a Retirement Specialist 2; OR Equivalent education and 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 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $41,570 | $67,287 | $41,570 to $67,287 |
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.