Retirement Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 163O
- Class code
- 163O
- Salary range
- 56
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Retirement Specialist 4 is $64,512 to $86,688 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 163O.
- 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 56 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 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 |
| Monthly | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 |
| Hourly | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 |
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 supervisory or expert level of the series. Supervises an assigned team of Retirement Specialists; OR is a designated technical expert for administrative policy issues related to retirement system plans and the Deferred Compensation Program.
Examples of the work
Provides leadership, coaching and support for a team of Retirement Specialists; establishes clear goals and expectations for work performance and behavior; fairly and consistently holds team members accountable to established expectations; Facilitates development of new administrative policies and procedures; Prepares decision papers and drafts administrative decisions for review by the Plan Administrator on matters of retirement system laws, rules and policies; drafts Washington Administrative Code rules; Prepares and gives testimony for administrative hearings or court cases regarding retirement issues.
Minimum qualifications
Six (6) years of full-time experience providing leadership, direction and supervision for a high-performing team of professional-level employees in a direct customer service environment. OR Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Business Administration, Public Administration, or an allied field and (2) years of full-time experience providing leadership, direction and supervision for a high-performing team of professional-level employees in a direct customer service environment. OR Two (2) years of full-time experience as a Retirement Specialist 3.
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.