Public Benefits Specialist 4 pay range
State of Washington · class code 165J
- Class code
- 165J
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Public Benefits Specialist 4 is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 165J.
- 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 51 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
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/specialist or lead worker for the level of this series. Positions at this level are responsible for one or more of the following: Leads lower level Public Benefits Specialists; Serves as a quality assurance reviewer/auditor; Serves as a long-term care services and support specialist for determining eligibility for long-term care services; Serves as a federal funding specialist.
Examples of the work
As a Leadworker: Assigns and audits work of staff; identifies training needs; reviews case actions for accuracy; Establishes and maintains procedures for efficient workflow; Acts as unit supervisor in absence of the supervisor, including attendance at meetings, case counseling, and decision making; Performs more complex duties in relation to establishing financial eligibility, rule interpretation, planning, and procedural development; Provides testimony or act as a witness for administrative hearings; Conducts on-the-job training for staff; As a Quality Assurance Worker/Auditor: Examines and assesses the accuracy and quality of case actions; Detects error trends; Enters and tracks data in an ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree; AND Twelve months of experience as a Public Benefits Specialist 3. OR A Bachelor’s degree or higher AND twelve months of experience as a Public Benefits Specialist 2 determining eligibility for long-term care services. Equivalent education/experience: Experience examining/processing loan applications, medical insurance or rehabilitation claims, unemployment insurance claims, or a job providing staff support in financial eligibility determination, or in a job analyzing, verifying, and evaluating financial data and information, will substitute year for year, for education and experience; AND Satisfactory completion of the agency’s Public Benefits Special ...
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.