Medical Program Specialist 3 pay range
State of Washington · class code 162G
- Class code
- 162G
- Salary range
- 63
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Medical Program Specialist 3 is $76,608 to $102,996 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 162G.
- 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 63 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 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 | $102,996 |
| Monthly | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 | $8,583 |
| Hourly | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 | $49.33 |
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
Positions at this level serve as an expert or supervisor of staff engaged in the review, analysis, and monitoring of health care best practices and cost containment programs, or medical compliance auditing. Provides consultative expertise regarding healthcare program quality and effectiveness to top-level managers.
Examples of the work
Provides administrative direction to subordinate staff regarding system operations or projects and initiatives; Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates the activities of subordinate managers and/or other professional staff; Establishes and directs administrative policy for a section; establishes goals and objectives for programs and staff; Directs the design and development of comprehensive statewide program reviews, plans, policies and procedures for medical provider service delivery; Organizes and administers audit review process; Provides consultative services to department staff and medical providers regarding the interpretation of medical policies and procedural coding; Oversee the wo ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Medical Program Specialist 2. OR Two years of 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 three 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 degree in one of the above fields has been achieved. OR Equivalent education/experience.
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.