Tax Service Representative 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 177O
- Class code
- 177O
- Salary range
- 38
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Tax Service Representative 1 is $41,820 to $55,596 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 177O.
- 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 38 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 | $41,820 | $42,780 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 |
| Monthly | $3,485 | $3,565 | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 |
| Hourly | $20.03 | $20.49 | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 |
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
At a tax collective, tax review, tax registration or tax assistance office; provides service by giving authoritative information relative to tax liability and proper tax reporting procedures for such taxes as unemployment compensation tax, special fuel tax, motor vehicle excise tax, industrial insurance premiums or business and occupation tax. Provides assistance to compliance and audit personnel assigned to the office.
Examples of the work
Assists taxpayers or their duly authorized representatives by providing tax information by informing, answering questions and in preparing forms; Receives and receipts tax monies; Performs, on a limited basis, some preliminary collection efforts by telephone under direct supervision; Determines eligibility and issues waivers of Use Tax; determines eligibility and issues nonresident tax exemption permits; adjusts warrants and computes interest; Determines liability for unemployment insurance; prepares and adjusts quarterly tax reports and computes interests; serves legal documents in office Registers new business and corrects existing accounts when required; Processes monies received, makes t ...
Minimum qualifications
Two years of college course work, involving major study in business administration, accounting, public administration, police science, law or closely allied field. OR Two years of clerk/typist experience involving tax-related work, of which one year must be at the Office Assistant Senior level or above. OR Two years of experience in the field of personal finance, law enforcement, adjustment of claims, collection of civil debts or other directly related field. Equivalent education/experience.
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.