Health Care Program Consultant pay range
State of Washington · class code 170K
- Class code
- 170K
- Salary range
- 55
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Health Care Program Consultant is $62,880 to $84,528 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 170K.
- 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
Serves as the program consultant responsible for health care program administration and consultative services, including modifications to policies and procedures, program utilization review and analysis program materials and forms, policy and procedure change implementation, monitoring program contracts and/or providing technical assistance to clients, health care providers, community partners, agency staff and/or partner agencies.
Examples of the work
Develops and makes recommendations for formal eligibility and authorization procedures for statewide administration and implementation of health care programs; Coordinates implementation of policies with staff from other divisions to ensure cross-program compliance; Recommends, interprets, and implements health care program policies and procedures; promulgates administrative and procedural regulations for program implementation; Consults with federal, state, and agency staff in the development and implementation of program and procedural changes to assure compliance with federal/state eligibility requirements; Leads in-depth analyses of complex health care issues and within program guideline ...
Minimum qualifications
A master's degree with major study in public health, behavioral health, public administration, business administration, social work, or closely related field. AND One year of consultative or supervisory experience in health services, social services, Medicaid, behavioral health, or other health care programs; OR One year of experience as a Financial Services Specialist 5. Additional qualifying experience may substitute, year for year, for education. Equivalent education/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.