Dds Adjudicator 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 168I
- Class code
- 168I
- Salary range
- 46
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Dds Adjudicator 1 is $50,412 to $67,704 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 168I.
- 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 46 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 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 |
| Monthly | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 |
| Hourly | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 |
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
Adjudicates initial Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income claims. Determines the sufficiency of the medical evidence, credibility of allegations, symptoms and medical opinions, and remaining functional capacity for work.
Examples of the work
Reviews initial claims for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability to obtain supporting evidence from medical and non-medical sources; requests additional information and conducts investigative telephone interviews with these sources as necessary; Identifies, obtains, and analyzes information from medical providers, claimants, or other sources as needed; determines when Social Security Administration documentation standards have been met and makes appropriate decision of disability; Evaluates the data contained in medical, vocational and legal reports which may contain extensive medical records, physician’s opinion statements, laboratory and medical testing results, and v ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree. OR Professional experience working with disability, medical or insurance claims adjudication or investigation, health care, unemployment, workers compensation, social services, or related field will substitute, year for year, for education. 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.