Tort & Sundry Claims Specialist pay range
State of Washington · class code 163Y
- Class code
- 163Y
- Salary range
- 41
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Tort & Sundry Claims Specialist is $44,856 to $59,760 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 163Y.
- 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 41 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 | $44,856 | $45,924 | $47,004 | $48,048 | $49,296 | $50,412 | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 |
| Monthly | $3,738 | $3,827 | $3,917 | $4,004 | $4,108 | $4,201 | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 |
| Hourly | $21.48 | $21.99 | $22.51 | $23.01 | $23.61 | $24.14 | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 |
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
Reviews, analyzes and processes tort and sundry claims and payments, filed against the State of Washington. Determines validity and potential impacts of claim or denial of claim; case reserve amounts; proper claim interpretation, categorization, and affected party(ies); interpretation of settlement/agreement and proper payment amount(s) and distribution of payment(s) to payee(s); payee(s) tax reporting requirements and amount, and instructs agency financial staff on how to accomplish appropriate income reporting. Investigates, processes, negotiates, and resolves Department of Corrections’ inmate tort claims.
Examples of the work
Reviews tort and sundry claims filed against the State of Washington; verifies and checks information for accuracy and completeness; Evaluates tort claims and determines the appropriate state agency or agencies with potential legal liability; Assesses and identifies the legal cause of action upon which each specific claim is based - distinguishes between bodily injury, personal injury, property damage, et al.; Review and assess claim and determine the validity and impact of the claim, analyzing statute of limitations compliance, filing compliance, etc; Makes an initial assessment of the anticipated financial impact of the claim, including legal defense and indemnity costs and determines case ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree. OR Professional certification as an associate in risk management, or certified property and casualty underwriter and two years of experience processing general liability, insurance or accident claims. OR Eighteen months of experience processing general liability, insurance or accident claims including coding and use of a computerized data base operation and investigation, resolution and payment of tort and sundry claims. Qualifying experience will substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
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.