Medical Assistance Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 170G
- Class code
- 170G
- Salary range
- 44
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Medical Assistance Specialist 3 is $48,048 to $64,512 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 170G.
- 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
Provides senior level consultation and adjudication of medical, dental, vision and behavioral health insurance benefits and services to providers, clients, members and stakeholders. Determines prior authorizations for medical and dental services; coordination of benefits; adjudication of complex claims; resolves technical problems, complex eligibility, enrollment or claims issues.
Examples of the work
Assists client and member in managing and navigating their online electronic profiles and benefits elections; Serves as primary contact for client, member and provider in determining initial or ongoing eligibility for Medicaid/Washington Apple Health; conducts post-enrollment reviews; resolves client eligibility issues; calculates Medicaid Adjusted Gross Income based on client financial information; Serves as a liaison with the Department of Retirement Systems, employers and provider to coordinate eligibility information, answers questions and resolves issues; determines medical insurance eligibility benefits for retirees; Processes applications and documents, reviews enrollment forms, Medic ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree AND One year of experience providing direct client services or counseling of customers in the areas of health insurance, disability, or other related health benefits; public assistance eligibility determination; health insurance premiums/claims processing, adjusting and investigation; or other medical premiums/claims/eligibility related experience; or experience researching and analyzing complex rules, regulations and policies to make determinations and resolve problems while providing direct customer service. OR One year as a Medical Assistance Specialist 2. Additional experience may substitute, year for year, for the required education.
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.