Support Enforcement Officer 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 178G
- Class code
- 178G
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Support Enforcement Officer 2 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 178G.
- 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 52 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 |
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
Positions at this level independently initiate s and authorize s the establishment, collection, distribution, modification and enforcement of financial, medical, and other child support obligations. Researches and applies the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) for intergovernmental cases including identification of controlling orders and continuing exclusive jurisdiction. Facilitates the administrative establishment of paternity and initiates child support legal enforcement actions.
Examples of the work
Complies with various federal and state laws, policies and procedures, including the Federal Code of Regulations, Revised Code of Washington, Washington Administrative Code, Federal Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, and Internal Revenue Service requirements, among others; Researches, reviews, analyzes, and interprets existing orders of support; reconciles multiple and/or conflicting orders and determines continuing exclusive jurisdiction to ascertain and calculate past due or unpaid support debts which may include variable provisions to serve notice of support debt; Establishes financial obligations independently through administrative orders for appropriate child support, medical suppo ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college level coursework, AND Three years of child support enforcement and/or debt collection related functions, including completion of the Support Enforcement Officer Training Program. Note: Equivalent education and/or experience substitute year for year.
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.