Dds Examiner Support Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 168D
- Class code
- 168D
- Salary range
- 53
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Dds Examiner Support Specialist 4 is $59,760 to $80,496 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 168D.
- 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 53 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 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 |
| Monthly | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 |
| Hourly | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 |
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 supervise DDS Examiner Support Specialists. Positions also perform the duties of ESS 1s, 2s, and 3s for the evaluation and determination of disability for the Social Security Administration and State Title XIX programs.
Examples of the work
Supervises, evaluates, coaches and mentors staff; reviews, evaluates, and assigns work; Recommends corrective action; coordinates recruitment and staff selection; Establishes unit workloads and quality standards; monitors and ensures adequate training is available for staff; works closely with ESS 3 leads to monitor workloads, redistributes as necessary; Coordinates and assists in developing training methods and policy and procedures manuals; Investigates and responds to complaints from state, federal, and legal partners; Consults with agency management regarding unit requirements; makes recommendations regarding staffing, equipment, space, etc.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least three 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.