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Revenue Auditor 2 pay range

State of Washington · class code 155B

$59,760 to $80,496 per year$59,760$80,496MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $70,128 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of Washington

Class code
155B
Salary range
53
Pay unit
Year
State
Washington

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.

BasisABCDEFGHIJKLM
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 journey, occupational of working level of the series. Auditors in this classification are fully qualified, work independently and are competent to resolve issues within their area of responsibility. Incumbents independently plan, coordinate, and conduct audits of small to mid-sized business at the taxpayer’s location. After receiving work assignments from the Field Audit Manager, these positions have the responsibility to prioritize their work, develop an audit plan and audit procedures, and independently complete the examination. Unusual problems or special circumstances that occur are brought to higher level auditors for direction and approval before final review by the Field Audit Manager.

Examples of the work

Evaluates business activities and records to determine if taxpayers are 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 higher level auditors; Assesses audit risk by evaluating systems, procedures and controls which supports an entity’s financial records; Identifies tax issues or potential problem areas that need to be brought to an higher level auditor or supervisor for guidance; Discusses audit findings and reasons behind the audit adjustments with the taxpayer or representa ...

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 two to three 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

Correctional Records Supervisor $58,392 to $80,496Industrial Relations Agent 3 $59,760 to $80,496Contracts Specialist 2 $59,760 to $80,496Auditor 4 $59,760 to $80,496Retirement Specialist 3 $59,760 to $80,496Ui Tax Administrator $59,760 to $80,496Dds Examiner Support Specialist 4 $59,760 to $80,496Medical Assistance Specialist 5 $59,760 to $80,496

Revenue Auditor 2 in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
Iowa$56,306$85,342$56,306 to $85,342
Wisconsin$28.24$64.93$58,739 to $135,054

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.

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