Worksource Specialist 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 358I
- Class code
- 358I
- Salary range
- 52
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Worksource Specialist 5 is $58,392 to $78,504 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 358I.
- 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 52 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 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 |
| Monthly | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 |
| Hourly | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 |
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 senior/specialist or lead level of the series.
Examples of the work
Represents WorkSource as a Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) and works with employers to promote the hiring of veterans. As a designated lead worker, leads a team of WorkSource specialists delivering direct services to customers and staff; Interprets policies and reviews, approves, and/or disapproves exceptions to policy; Monitors and recommends budget changes; implement, monitor and evaluate programs; May supervise limited subordinate staff as part of professional development, evaluates, coaches and mentors staff; schedules work assignments and resolves scheduling issues/conflicts; approves travel, training, leave, and timesheets; resolves staff grievances and issues and takes ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a WorkSource Specialist 4 within the Employment Security Department, or in an equivalent class with another state's Employment Security agency. OR A Bachelor's degree in social science, education, human resources, business administration or related field, and four years of professional level experience, in workforce development, social or human resource services, public relations, or professional public contact work, such as: unemployment insurance, social services, human resource services, education, public relations, benefits programs, and insurance claims including one year as a designated lead worker for workforce development.
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.