Es Benefits Technician pay range
State of Washington · class code 180E
- Class code
- 180E
- Salary range
- 42
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Es Benefits Technician is $45,924 to $61,332 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 180E.
- 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 42 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 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 |
| Monthly | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 |
| Hourly | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 |
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
Performs routine para-professional duties related to insurance benefits programs, services, claims processing and provides program specific information to claimants and employers.
Examples of the work
Processes initial and re-opened claims; Identifies claimant/customer needs, clarifies information, research issues and provides solutions regarding insurance benefits programs and services; Conducts telephone interviews, obtains work history, and verifies earnings and hours of work; Initiates, receives and responds to routine inquiries and questions from claimant/customer, their representatives, employers, businesses, and healthcare providers about insurance benefits programs and services; clarifies, research, locates and provides information; Assists Benefits Specialists in determining employer liability and verifying business activity descriptions for tax rates; Prepares routine accounting ...
Minimum qualifications
An Associate’s degree. OR 2 years’ customer service 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.