Industrial Insurance Appeals Judge 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 423A
- Class code
- 423A
- Salary range
- 64
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Industrial Insurance Appeals Judge 1 is $78,504 to $105,612 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 423A.
- 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 64 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 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 | $105,612 |
| Monthly | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 | $8,801 |
| Hourly | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 | $50.58 |
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
This series presides over pre-hearing conferences and hearings where evidence is presented and written decisions are issued on appeals filed with the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals. Appeals may fall under the following program areas; the Industrial Insurance Act, Crime Victims Compensation Act, Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act, Health and Safety-Asbestos Act, Safety-Crime Prevention Act (Late Night Retail Establishments), Charter Boat Safety Act, Washington State Explosives Act, Worker and Community Right to Know Act, and other Acts as determined by the Legislature. Distinguishing Characteristics This is the entry level of the series. Positions at this level handle the more routine and standardized appeals while learning the complexity factors of the more difficult cases.
Examples of the work
Presides over pre-hearing conferences and hearings, and drafts and issues written decisions resolving appeals arising out of the Industrial Insurance Act, Crime Victims Compensation Act, and the Washington Industrial Safety & Health Act; the judges’ written decisions include discussion of the evidence and issues, findings of fact, and conclusions of law; in addition to ruling on evidentiary and procedural matters, issues subpoenas and may, if necessary, initiate disciplinary action against the parties’ representatives; At conferences, directs the parties in open and informal discussion of the issues raised by that particular appeal; assists each party in clarifying its positions, and encoura ...
Minimum qualifications
Positions require active or judicial membership in the Washington State Bar Association; and two years of experience in trial practice or two years presiding over cases, following rules of evidence.
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.