Medical Treatment Adjudicator 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 171E
- Class code
- 171E
- Salary range
- 40
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Medical Treatment Adjudicator 1 is $43,836 to $58,392 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 171E.
- 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 40 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 | $43,836 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 |
| Monthly | $3,653 | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 |
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
Review and authorize or deny payment of bills from physicians, hospitals, therapists, pharmacies, vocational providers or other medical agents, under the State Industrial Accident Insurance Program; adjudicate exception bills in accordance with the Industrial Insurance Act, the current Medical Aid Rules and Fee Schedules and utilization review and cost containment policies adopted by the department. Explains benefits, rights, and responsibilities to injured workers, providers, and other customers through written and verbal communications. Evaluate authorization and eligibility information to determine if services billed are appropriate and authorized. Verifies, updates or adjusts client eligibility and authorization information in the Labor and Industries Industrial Insurance System.
Examples of the work
Reviews and authorizes or denies payment of bills from physicians, hospitals, therapists, pharmacies and other providers of services taking into consideration the available medical data, the nature of the injury and the legal status of the claim; determines if items billed were authorized by the Department and in compliance with the Industrial Insurance Act and the current Medical Aid Rules; adjusts and computes the appropriate payment for items billed in accordance with the Maximum Fee Schedule; determines an equitable fee for procedures not listed in the Maximum Fee Schedule; responds to written and telephone inquiries from medical vendors, claimants, attorneys and employers; writes corres ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from high school and two years of experience involving work with industrial insurance claims or in processing financial records, such as accounts receivable, payrolls, bill payment, claims adjusting, military medical corpsman, medical social worker or in closely allied field. Additional college or business school education may be substituted, year for year, for experience. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted, year for year, for 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.