Worksource Specialist 6 pay range
State of Washington · class code 358J
- Class code
- 358J
- Salary range
- 55
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Worksource Specialist 6 is $62,880 to $84,528 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 358J.
- 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 55 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 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 |
| Monthly | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 |
| Hourly | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 |
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 Supervisor and/or expert level of the series. Supervises WorkSource Specialists and/or serves as a designated program expert. As a designated program expert, oversees, directs, and coordinates region-wide special projects, programs or contracts for a Regional Office. Oversees, directs, supports, and supervises a unit of professional staff. Facilitates the coordination and delivery of services to customers.
Examples of the work
Expert: Coordinates and provides highly complex program services to customers; Supervises volunteers; and may functionally oversee partner staff; Interprets and applies federal, state, and local program laws and policies; reviews, approves, and/or disapproves exceptions to policy; Develops, monitors, and recommends budget changes and expenditures; approves purchases, supportive service vouchers and exceptions; Oversees department contracts, programs and services to meet or exceed performance measures; establishes measurable goals and expectations, initiatives, and indicators in support of the agency mission, vision, business goals, workforce and WorkSource system; Participates in all WorkSou ...
Minimum qualifications
One year experience as a WorkSource Specialist 5 and designated as a lead worker within the Employment Security Department, or in an equivalent class with another state’s Employment Security agency. OR A Bachelor's degree social science, human resources, business administrations or related field, and five years of professional level experience, in social or human resource services, public relations, or public contact work, such as: unemployment insurance, social services, human resource services, education, public relations, benefits programs, insurance claims, including one year as a designated lead worker or 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.