Es Benefits Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 180C
- Class code
- 180C
- Salary range
- 54
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Es Benefits Specialist 3 is $61,332 to $82,440 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 180C.
- 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 54 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 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 |
| Monthly | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 |
| Hourly | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 |
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
This is the senior, specialist or lead worker of the series. Positions review appeal requests, represent the agency in the appeal process and make recommendations to management on appeal cases. These positions serve the majority of the time in one of the following capacities: • Designated lead worker for an assigned unit of ES Benefits Specialists; • Designated trainer; • Designated auditor; • Designated employer reporting specialist; or • Designated hearings specialist.
Examples of the work
Provides training to staff on insurance benefits program elements; Interprets and explains applicable state and federal laws, regulations and policies to employers and clients participating in the program; Reviews casework of lower level Benefits Specialists to ensure accuracy and conformance to laws, regulations, policies and procedures; Conducts research and analysis of claim history and supporting documentation in order to identify whether or not claims were adjudicated correctly; Provides senior level technical assistance to internal and external claimant/customer; Provides staff with expertise and assistance in the most complex claim issues; Consults with agency management on claimant/c ...
Minimum qualifications
One year as a ES Benefits Specialist 2. OR A bachelor’s degree in a health or social science, public administration or a related field and two years of experience examining and/or processing loan applications, medical insurance or rehabilitation claims, insurance claims, collection of insurance premiums, tax collection or providing staff support in financial eligibility determination.
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.