Support Enforcement Officer 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 178H
- Class code
- 178H
- Salary range
- 55
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Support Enforcement Officer 3 is $62,880 to $84,528 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 178H.
- 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 55 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 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 |
| Monthly | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 |
| Hourly | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 |
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 lead worker of the series. Positions at this level lead teams and/or serve as academy trainers. These positions plan assigned audits, prepare report findings, develop recommendations, and provide training to subordinate staff.
Examples of the work
Develops and delivers ongoing training in establishment and collection of financial, health care and day care expenses from parents; interpretation of superior court orders; distribution of child support payments; termination of support enforcement service; third party compliance regarding collection and enforcement of orders; policy and procedure changes as they occur; and all other functions in the establishment and collection of child support; Provides ongoing technical and interpretive assistance on policies and procedures; Audits completed work as assigned to ensure compliance with federal, state and agency standards; Develops tools necessary to document trainee performance and communic ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college level coursework, AND Four years of experience related to child support enforcement and/or debt collection, including two years of experience as a Support Enforcement Officer. Note: Equivalent education and/or experience may be 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.