Tax Policy Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 175F
- Class code
- 175F
- Salary range
- 61
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Tax Policy Specialist 2 is $72,900 to $98,064 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 175F.
- 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 61 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 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 |
| Monthly | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 |
| Hourly | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 |
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
This is the journey level of the series. Under general supervision, researches, develops, analyzes, implements, or interprets tax policy.
Examples of the work
Leads project teams in coordinating, integrating and monitoring complex tax policy analysis and tax program implementation; Coordinates tax policy administration with all affected department functional areas as well as other state agencies, federal or local governmental jurisdictions and affected taxpayer groups; Researches, analyzes, and drafts mainstream excise tax WAC rules; Conducts public hearings and receives testimony regarding proposed rules; Assists in the research, analysis, and drafting of rules to be adopted as part of the Washington Administrative Code for all revenue acts administered by the agency; Assists in the analysis, review, and drafting of proposed legislation and initi ...
Minimum qualifications
For Legislation and Policy positions: A Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, accounting, public finance or closely allied field. AND Four years of professional experience in tax administration, tax auditing, tax collection, or tax program/policy analysis. A Master's degree or equivalent in a Ph.D. program in business or public administration, accounting, public finance, or closely allied field will substitute for two years of experience. For Research positions: A Bachelor's degree in economics, public finance or closely allied field. AND Four years of professional experience in economic analysis or tax program/policy analysis. A Master's degree or equivalent in a Ph.D.
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.