Medical Program Specialist 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 162F
- Class code
- 162F
- Salary range
- 59
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Medical Program Specialist 2 is $69,348 to $93,288 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 162F.
- 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 59 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 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 |
| Monthly | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 |
| Hourly | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 |
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 senior or lead worker level of the series. Leads policy development, healthcare or health services program evaluation, outreach and education, or contract administration.
Examples of the work
Leads staff or committees engaged in the review, analysis, and monitoring of health care program effectiveness and cost effectiveness program operations; Monitors performance of staff or workgroups and provides technical assistance concerning interpretation of medical policy and procedures, program analysis, and monitoring activities; Conducts in-depth review of medical coding issues; gathers data, identifies trends, and makes recommendations on process development, policy development, and communications, outreach and education for medical diagnostic coding; Plans, develops and evaluates time-limited studies for the review, analysis, and monitoring of health care cost containment programs; p ...
Minimum qualifications
One-year experience as a Medical Program Specialist 1. OR A Master's degree with major study in public health, public administration, nursing, health administration, economics, business administration, or closely allied field and two years of supervisory or consultative experience in a health services program. Two additional years of qualifying experience may be substituted for the Master's degree provided a Bachelor's the degree in one of the above fields has been achieved. Note: For positions leading or supervising 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.