Claims Officer 4 - Dshs pay range
State of Washington · class code 424D
- Class code
- 424D
- Salary range
- 67
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Claims Officer 4 - Dshs is $84,528 to $113,736 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 424D.
- 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 67 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 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 | $108,228 | $110,952 | $113,736 |
| Monthly | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 | $9,019 | $9,246 | $9,478 |
| Hourly | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 | $51.83 | $53.14 | $54.47 |
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
Positions supervise Claims Officers, or function as a designated expert in a specialty area, or serve as a litigation coordinator, or chair a Board or Review Committee to resolve litigation issues.
Examples of the work
Trains and supervises lower level Claims Officers and may also supervise other division personnel in the Division of Child Support in representation of the department's interest at adjudicative proceedings or other administrative remedies regarding support enforcement matters or collection of debts due to the state; Reviews and helps develop case strategies regarding highly complex legal issues; Formulates and establishes team procedures and expectations and coordinates with other claims officers to promote consistent interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, and legal documents statewide; Serves as the expert around questions of jurisdiction or choice of law under the Uniform Interstat ...
Minimum qualifications
Current admission to practice law in the state of Washington and four years of experience as a Claims Officer (one year as a Claims Officer 1 plus three years as a Claims Officer 2 or higher), Hearings Examiner (one year as a Hearings Examiner 1 plus three years as a Hearings Examiner 2 or higher), Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Prosecutor, Judge, or other relevant experience in support enforcement, domestic relations, debt recovery, or other related program. 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.