Dds Examiner Support Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 168C
- Class code
- 168C
- Salary range
- 48
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Dds Examiner Support Specialist 3 is $52,872 to $71,136 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 168C.
- 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 48 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 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 |
| Monthly | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 |
| Hourly | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 |
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 at this level serve as a lead worker and trainer for DDS Examiner Support Specialists 1s and 2s by assigning, instructing, and checking the work of ESSs. Positions also perform the duties of ESS 1s and 2s for the evaluation and determination of disability for the Social Security Administration and State Title XIX programs.
Examples of the work
Regularly assigns, instructs, and checks the work of lower-level Examiner Support Specialists; Monitors lower level ESS's work performance for quality, quantity, and timeliness; Identifies training needs of staff and provides/schedules appropriate training; Operates as a liaison between regions, state, and federal partners; Acts as point of contact and resource for Adjudicative and Management staff; monitors, prepares, and presents reports to management; Assists lower-level specialists and agency contacts with solving complex issues or problems; Based on circumstances, incumbents will escalate matters to appropriate levels of authority that require corrections or exceptions to policy; Perfor ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least two years of professional experience as an Examiner Support Specialist OR Additional years of qualifying experience 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.