Support Enforcement Technician pay range
State of Washington · class code 178E
- Class code
- 178E
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Support Enforcement Technician is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 178E.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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
Performs a variety of technical duties and responsibilities requiring child support program knowledge and utilize independent judgment in assigned areas. Provides supporting services such as processing and distributing payments, correspondence and case-related mail processing, locating individuals, preliminary interviews, preparing legal documentation and serving same, paternity establishment, central registry case referral screening, and delivers general program information to service recipients.
Examples of the work
Provides technical assistance to Support Enforcement Officers 1-3, attorneys, contracts staff, and other specialized teams within the Division of Child Support (DCS); Assists with preparations for hearings as part of the Virtual Legal Office; prepares exhibit packets for hearings and/or intergovernmental referrals, including the redaction of personal information using specialized software; Serves as the initial contact for customers requesting services over the phone and in-person; Educates applicants and service recipients on governing policies and procedures, evaluates their needs, and directs them to appropriate resources; explains pertinent department policies, procedures, and provisions ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college level coursework, OR Two years of customer service related experience within a program and/or services related to research, investigation, auditing, writing, reporting, administration, law enforcement, community relations, or allied field. 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.