Health Care Investigator 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 428F
- Class code
- 428F
- Salary range
- 55
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Health Care Investigator 2 is $62,880 to $84,528 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 428F.
- 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 55 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 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 |
| Monthly | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 |
| Hourly | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 |
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
Independently performs health care investigations. Conducts investigations of alleged violations of state licensure laws or criminal statutes by health care professionals.
Examples of the work
Investigate allegations against health care professionals that may impact public health and safety. Examples of allegations include providing substandard health care, unsanitary conditions, providing health care without proper licenses or credentials, drug diversions, abuse or neglect, or other inappropriate conduct or behavior;. Formulates and writes an investigative plan with limited supervisor oversight that identifies possible RCW and WAC violations documented in the complaint, facts that need to be investigated, witnesses to be interviewed, and evidence to be gathered; Applies a broad knowledge of unique regulations of multiple professions to conduct investigations against a range of re ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Health Care Investigator 1. OR A Bachelor’s degree and four years’ experience as a licensed Registered Nurse, Dentist, Physician, Veterinarian, Dental Hygienist, Chiropractor, or Certified Physician’s Assistant. All of the above-mentioned health professionals must be eligible for Washington State licensure. Note: A Master’s or Graduate degree in one of the above professions will substitute for one year of the required experience. Investigative experience will substitute for the required experience in the licensed field, year for year, except for two years of experience in the licensed field.
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.