Dds Adjudicator 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 168M
- Class code
- 168M
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Dds Adjudicator 4 is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 168M.
- 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 58 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 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 |
| Monthly | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 |
| Hourly | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 |
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
Leads professional staff engaged in the compilation, review and analysis of the medical and vocational aspects of disability claims adjudication.
Examples of the work
Monitors performance of staff assigned to the unit and assists supervisor in order to determine training needs; Provide technical assistance concerning interpretation of medical and program policy; Maintains a partial caseload of disability claims to keep current on program, policy, caseload management and technology changes; Develops and coordinates caseload management plans for lower level staff; Provides desk coverage for adjudicators on leave; Provides consultative examination order review and recommendation; Acts in supervisor’s absence, attending supervisor meetings, reporting to management, leading unit meetings; Advises adjudicators on appropriate medical and vocational development a ...
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. AND Three years of recent experience as an adjudicator of Social Security Disability Insurance. Must have successful experience adjudicating all claim types. Note: Recent years of experience must be gained within four years of application. 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.