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Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents starts at $77,916 a year — about $37.46 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $11,231 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $12,750 above the median for state agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Washington run about 7% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $72,810 somewhere at average prices — $5,106 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 126 against a national average of 100, where goods are 104. Based on state-wide price levels, because this agency is not tied to a single metro area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
What Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents says about itself
The Washington State Gambling Commission is a state-accredited, limited-jurisdiction law enforcement agency whose mission is to protect the public by ensuring that gambling is legal and honest. Through collaboration with local, state, federal, tribal and international law enforcement agencies, we work to fulfil our legislative declaration of keeping the criminal element out of gambling, and promoting social welfare through strict regulation and control. Our special agents are commissioned law enforcement officers who attend the Basic Law Enforcement Academy and receive the same training as other police officers; many agents are certified fraud examiners and some are certified public accountants.
What Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents does
The Washington State Gambling Commission is a state limited-authority law-enforcement agency. Its special agents investigate illegal gambling and gambling-related criminal activity and perform the agency's statewide enforcement responsibilities.
Shifts at Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents
Flexible work schedule of 160 hours within a 28-day work period.
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Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Washington Office of Financial Management — official Gambling Commission fiscal staffing/pay documents; Washington OFM Exempt Compensation Listing — open the source document
$77,916. OFM documents current through 29 May 2026; verified 8 August 2026
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
How this level compares
Where Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $33,280 | $68,140 | $163,619 | 1549 |
| County | $35,000 | $63,565 | $132,263 | 516 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,204 | $107,954 | 71 |
| State | $33,994 | $65,166 | $110,916 | 145 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $5,400 more than the middle municipal agency and about $9,900 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,300 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents starts at $77,916, so $12,750 above the state middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents officer make?
Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents starts a new officer on $77,916 a year, about $37.46 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from Washington Office of Financial Management — official Gambling Commission fiscal staffing/pay documents; Washington OFM Exempt Compensation Listing.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Washington?
It ranks #69 of 92 agencies we have verified in Washington — 23 pay less, 68 pay more in the state — and #559 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $11,231 above, and against other state agencies $12,750 above.
What shifts do Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents officers work?
Flexible work schedule of 160 hours within a 28-day work period. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Washington State Gambling Commission — Special Agents side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in WA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Washington | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Police Department | Municipal | 1,064 | $117,792 | +$39,876 | #38 |
| 2 | Redmond Police Department | Municipal | 81 | $110,435 | +$32,519 | #59 |
| 3 | Auburn Police Department | Municipal | 120 | $108,386 | +$30,470 | #68 |
| 4 | Lynnwood Police Department | Municipal | 71 | $106,371 | +$28,455 | #81 |
| 5 | Everett Police Department | Municipal | 207 | $102,516 | +$24,600 | #106 |
| 6 | Vancouver Police Department | Municipal | 226 | $101,832 | +$23,916 | #110 |
| 7 | Kirkland Police Department | Municipal | 108 | $101,218 | +$23,302 | #118 |
| 8 | Tukwila Police Department | Municipal | 76 | $101,064 | +$23,148 | #120 |
| 9 | Bothell Police Department | Municipal | 70 | $101,055 | +$23,139 | #121 |
| 10 | Mount Vernon Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $100,836 | +$22,920 | #125 |
| 11 | Kennewick Police Department | Municipal | 107 | $100,104 | +$22,188 | #128 |
| 12 | Edmonds Police Department | Municipal | 48 | $99,168 | +$21,252 | #140 |
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