Health Care Program Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 170L
- Class code
- 170L
- Salary range
- 59
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Health Care Program Specialist is $69,348 to $93,288 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 170L.
- 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 59 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 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 |
| Monthly | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 |
| Hourly | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 |
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 specialist responsible for health care program compliance, including planning, program evaluation, policy promulgation, training, consultative services, and technical assistance to clients, health care providers, community partners, internal and external stakeholders, and/or staff regarding program administration. OR Provides leadership and oversight for implementation and promulgation of revised Washington Administrative Codes for health care program provider billing guides that impact statewide health care programs, policies, and/or communications. Leads agencywide workgroups of subject matter experts; writes, assigns, reviews, and edits work to maintain or modify rules and provider guides governing statewide health care programs.
Examples of the work
Develops and provides in-depth training on program requirements, participation, administration, and technical requirements to community partners, internal and external stakeholders, and staff; Represents the agency at community forums and meetings with internal and external stakeholders and partners; Manages health care program contracts, ensuring contract compliance, timely deliverables, expenditure authorization; Leads and manages multiple, simultaneous rule promulgation and provider guide projects that impact multiple statewide health care programs; Manages workgroups across multiple divisions and/or with internal and external stakeholders.
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 Two years of consultative or supervisory experience in health services, social services, Medicaid, behavioral health, or other health care programs; OR One year as a Health Care Program Consultant. OR 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.