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Government Auditor in Washington

Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources lists 6 job classes for this work in the Washington state pay plan: Auditor 2–6, Apprentice Auditor 1.

$49,296 – $88,788
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$96,550
median pay in WA, all employers
34,740
workers in WA (SOC 13-2011)

Sources: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Washington state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Washington sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Auditor 2
Class 152I · class description
Grade 45
$49,296 – $66,072 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $49,296 a year
  • Step B: $50,412 a year
  • Step C: $51,600 a year
  • Step D: $52,872 a year
  • Step E: $54,204 a year
  • Step F: $55,596 a year
  • Step G: $56,952 a year
  • Step H: $58,392 a year
  • Step I: $59,760 a year
  • Step J: $61,332 a year
  • Step K: $62,880 a year
  • Step L: $64,512 a year
  • Step M: $66,072 a year
Auditor 3
Class 152J · class description
Grade 49
$54,204 – $72,900 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $54,204 a year
  • Step B: $55,596 a year
  • Step C: $56,952 a year
  • Step D: $58,392 a year
  • Step E: $59,760 a year
  • Step F: $61,332 a year
  • Step G: $62,880 a year
  • Step H: $64,512 a year
  • Step I: $66,072 a year
  • Step J: $67,704 a year
  • Step K: $69,348 a year
  • Step L: $71,136 a year
  • Step M: $72,900 a year
Auditor 4
Class 152K · class description
Grade 53
$59,760 – $80,496 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $59,760 a year
  • Step B: $61,332 a year
  • Step C: $62,880 a year
  • Step D: $64,512 a year
  • Step E: $66,072 a year
  • Step F: $67,704 a year
  • Step G: $69,348 a year
  • Step H: $71,136 a year
  • Step I: $72,900 a year
  • Step J: $74,748 a year
  • Step K: $76,608 a year
  • Step L: $78,504 a year
  • Step M: $80,496 a year
Auditor 5
Class 152L · class description
Grade 55
$62,880 – $84,528 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $62,880 a year
  • Step B: $64,512 a year
  • Step C: $66,072 a year
  • Step D: $67,704 a year
  • Step E: $69,348 a year
  • Step F: $71,136 a year
  • Step G: $72,900 a year
  • Step H: $74,748 a year
  • Step I: $76,608 a year
  • Step J: $78,504 a year
  • Step K: $80,496 a year
  • Step L: $82,440 a year
  • Step M: $84,528 a year
Auditor 6
Class 152M · class description
Grade 57
$66,072 – $88,788 a year
13 steps
  • Step A: $66,072 a year
  • Step B: $67,704 a year
  • Step C: $69,348 a year
  • Step D: $71,136 a year
  • Step E: $72,900 a year
  • Step F: $74,748 a year
  • Step G: $76,608 a year
  • Step H: $78,504 a year
  • Step I: $80,496 a year
  • Step J: $82,440 a year
  • Step K: $84,528 a year
  • Step L: $86,688 a year
  • Step M: $88,788 a year
Apprentice Auditor 1
Class 154A · class description
No fixed rate published

Schedule: General Service Salary Schedule. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Human Resources, Washington Classified Job Listing and OFM Salary Schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Washington, all employers Sourced

Accountants and Auditors (SOC 13-2011) in Washington, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureWA
Workers34,740
10th percentile$66,330
Median$96,550
90th percentile$152,310
National median, government employers$81,390

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Washington

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Government Auditor page.

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