Health Care Investigator 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 428G
- Class code
- 428G
- Salary range
- 58
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Health Care Investigator 3 is $67,704 to $91,104 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 428G.
- 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
Performs complex health care investigations. Conducts general and technical investigations of alleged violations of state licensure laws or criminal statutes by health care professionals. Completes technical practice reviews and compliance reviews, which may include background investigation and thorough medical and financial record audits.
Examples of the work
Conducts the more difficult, complex, investigations involving multiple health care issues, complainants, or respondents; May guide HCIs 1 and 2 levels in the investigation of complex and detailed investigations requiring clinical knowledge and expertise; Uses the full range of investigative and health practice skills to research records, develop case files, gather and preserve documentary or physical evidence; Inspects regulated facilities and provides technical investigation assistance, to include reviewing practices within the office setting, reviewing records, and completing a practice specific checklist of inspection items.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience as a Health Care Investigator 2 within state service, or six years of experience as an investigator with a criminal justice agency or a directly allied field, three of which must include field experience preparing evidence and interviewing witnesses, respondents or suspects. AND A four-year college degree in a health care field, Business Administration, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, or a related field. A Master's degree in one of the above disciplines or a Master's degree in his or her profession or a related profession or a graduate degree in dentistry or medicine will substitute for one year of the required management or health care 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.