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Revenue Auditor 1 pay range

State of Washington · class code 155A

$52,872 to $71,136 per year$52,872$71,136MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $62,004 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of Washington

Class code
155A
Salary range
48
Pay unit
Year
State
Washington

Step progression

Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 48 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.

BasisABCDEFGHIJKLM
Annual$52,872$54,204$55,596$56,952$58,392$59,760$61,332$62,880$64,512$66,072$67,704$69,348$71,136
Monthly$4,406$4,517$4,633$4,746$4,866$4,980$5,111$5,240$5,376$5,506$5,642$5,779$5,928
Hourly$25.32$25.96$26.63$27.28$27.97$28.62$29.37$30.11$30.90$31.64$32.43$33.21$34.07

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. Positions in this classification are considered to be in a training status while learning auditing standards, processes and techniques. These positions perform their work under pre-established guidelines and parameters with close supervision. Audit plans and activities are developed and directed by higher level auditors responsible for the outcome of the audit. Auditors in these positions have limited authority to resolve issues without direction or approval. Work assignments are typically audits of small to mid-sized businesses with industries that engage in routine activities and that utilize minimal or relatively simple accounting systems records.

Examples of the work

Evaluates business activity and records to determine if taxpayer is in compliance with applicable tax laws and has correctly reported their tax liability; Prepares audit plans including the appropriate sampling procedures; conducts interviews to determine accounting practices and prepares preliminary audit adjustments for review by a higher level auditor; Assesses audit risk by evaluating systems, procedures and controls which support an entity’s financial records; Identifies tax issues or potential problem areas that need to be brought to a higher level auditor for guidance; Discusses audit findings and reasons behind the audit adjustments with the taxpayer or representative, such as a CPA ...

Minimum qualifications

Most positions require a Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting or other related field which included 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of college level accounting and /or one year or two years of professional auditing or accounting experience. Professional accounting or auditing experience can substitute year for year for education but not for the credit hours in accounting.

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

Office Services Manager 1 $52,872 to $71,136Administrative Regulations Analyst 2 $52,872 to $71,136Labor & Industries Auditor 2 $52,872 to $71,136Industrial Insurance Underwriter 2 $52,872 to $71,136Assistant State Auditor 1 $52,872 to $71,136Audit Specialist - Dot 2 $52,872 to $71,136Organizational & Fiscal Auditor 3 $52,872 to $71,136Veterans Benefit Specialist 2 $52,872 to $71,136

Revenue Auditor 1 in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
Wisconsin$21.70$49.82$45,136 to $103,626

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.

All Washington classifications