Health Records Technician 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 281A
- Class code
- 281A
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Health Records Technician 1 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 281A.
- 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 44 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 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 |
| Monthly | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 |
| Hourly | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 |
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
In a healthcare division, facility, hospital or institution, positions act as an information resource and provide health and/or medical records related information to authorized medical providers, staff and/or third party agents regarding residents and/or patients, in compliance with applicable policies, state and federal requirements and/or regulations. Incumbents assist with reviewing and updating health/medical record retention schedules; coordinating and retrieving information for and responding to public record requests related to health/medical records; assist in the day-to-day delivery, distribution, access, maintenance and retention of manual and/or electronic health/medical forms.
Examples of the work
Ensures security and confidentiality of resident and/or patient records in order to protect health information as per the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state or federal requirements; Interpret Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) regarding protection/privacy of patient or resident health records; Reviews patients' records for completeness and accuracy according to established standards; maintains consistency and accessibility of records; Collaborates with medical providers or other pertinent staff to resolve clinical documentation inaccuracies, and facilitates improvements and corrections when necessary; Responds to he ...
Minimum qualifications
Associate’s degree AND At least two years of experience in Health Information Management (medical records) or in a healthcare privacy and/ or compliance office or related area. Combined experience in the above areas may be substituted year for year for the experience desired. Positions generally require current and ongoing accreditation through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
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.