Support Enforcement Officer 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 178I
- Class code
- 178I
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Support Enforcement Officer 4 is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 178I.
- 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 58 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 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 |
| Monthly | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 |
| Hourly | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 |
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 supervise single units consisting of multiple professional or technical support enforcement specialists.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, directs, monitors, schedules and assigns work to professional or technical support enforcement specialists; Sets performance standards and expectations; solves problems in accomplishing work; utilizes technology to remotely supervise staff in a variety of work settings; encourages continuous process improvement; provides ongoing feedback to subordinate staff; Acts with delegated authority for planning and implementing recruitments; oversees hiring and selection of staff, including administration of skills assessment, conducting interviews and reference checks; Plans, and implements staff accountability audits and conducts annual performance development plans; analyzes perfo ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college level coursework, AND Four years of experience related to child support enforcement and/or debt collection related functions, including three years of experience as a Support Enforcement Officer. AND Six months of supervisory experience or coordinating and participating in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, analysis and enhancement of functions, programs, and processes or six months experience as a Support Enforcement Officer 3. Note: Equivalent education and/or experience may 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.