Medical Assistance Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 170H
- Class code
- 170H
- Salary range
- 48
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Medical Assistance Specialist 4 is $52,872 to $71,136 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 170H.
- 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 48 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 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 |
| Monthly | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 |
| Hourly | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 |
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 a designated lead worker over lower level staff which must include at least one MAS3; or provides formal training, guidance and expertise to staff, providers and stakeholders to ensure uniform application of program rules, policies and regulations; or serves as a quality assurance reviewer of the work performed by lower level staff; or serves as an expert analyzing workflow and automated systems problems, devises and implements new and revised procedures and monitors ongoing systems operations to ensure accurate coding, compliance with program requirements and complex regulations, adjudicating payments and recoupments.
Examples of the work
Provides guidance to lower level staff interpreting a broad range of systems edits and audits to resolve complex enrollment, eligibility, claims and payment determinations; monitors system for errors, corrects discrepancies, resolves error codes and system workflow issues; Reviews and researches complex enrollment and eligibility issues identified by lower level staff; makes recommendations for appropriate action; Develops and implements new and revised procedures and monitors ongoing systems operations and related activities; Interprets and explains the most complex policies and regulations to lower level staff processing eligibility reviews or determining ongoing medical eligibility; Resea ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree AND Two years 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 related experience. OR One year as a Medical Assistance Specialist 3.
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.