Medical Program Specialist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 162E
- Class code
- 162E
- Salary range
- 55
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Medical Program Specialist 1 is $62,880 to $84,528 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 162E.
- 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 55 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 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 |
| Monthly | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 |
| Hourly | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 |
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 is the journey level of the series. Positions work under general supervision and perform medical analysis, assist in the development of policies, program evaluation, contract administration, and/or perform coding compliance audits. Positions provide consultative services to medical providers and/or staff regarding health care policy or cost containment programs.
Examples of the work
Confers with department staff in the development and implementation of program and procedural changes to assure compliance with department requirements, rules and regulations; Takes full responsibility in conducting in-depth analysis of health care cost issues and programs by aiding in the preparation of project plans, conducting or leading data-gathering operations, analyzing data, reporting specific findings; develops, implements, and prepares project reports for written and/or oral presentation; Provides technical and consultative assistance to medical providers and/or department staff regarding health care programs; develops and provides training for the medical provider community and ot ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree with major study in public health, public administration, nursing, health care administration, economics, business administration, or closely allied field. AND At least one year of consultative experience in the research and analysis of health services program. Two additional years of qualifying experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree. For positions leading staff performing medical coding work, a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification, or equivalent, may be required.
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.