Es Benefits Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 180D
- Class code
- 180D
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Es Benefits Specialist 4 is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 180D.
- 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
Supervises Benefits Specialists, coordinates and directs the activities of a unit providing insurance benefits services to claimant/customer and employer.
Examples of the work
Provides guidance to staff to ensure the delivery of services and monitors quality, performance and productivity; Answers highly complex questions and provides advise to claimant/customer and employer on insurance benefits laws, policies and procedures; Researches and identifies complex issues or facts to respond to claimant/customer and employer inquiries and program complaints; Supervises a team of ES Benefits Specialists; performs timesheet recording, tracking and approving leave; writes performance expectations and evaluates staff performance, provides regular feedback to staff; interviews and recommends new hires for positions within unit; Manages program requirements for assigned unit; ...
Minimum qualifications
One year as a ES Benefits Specialist 3. OR A bachelor’s degree in a health or social science, public administration or a related field and three 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.