Tort Claims Investigator 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 430E
- Class code
- 430E
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Tort Claims Investigator 1 is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 430E.
- 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
Investigates incidents resulting in tort claims against the State of Washington including gathering and preserving evidence, interviewing witnesses or other involved parties, developing case files, testifying in court concerning the findings of the investigation, and negotiating and settling claims involving the State of Washington.
Examples of the work
Conducts complete and comprehensive investigations into circumstances of incidents giving rise to tort claims or lawsuits; Locates and interviews all persons having any knowledge of incident, determines extent of that knowledge and preserves such information by obtaining narrative statements; Interviews state employees, public officers and others to gather, preserve and present evidence for the defense and adjustment of claims arising from alleged tortious conduct of state employees to include maritime losses and vehicle tort claims for all state agencies; Recommends settlement in cases of definite liability when advantageous to the state; negotiates the adjustment and settlement of tort cla ...
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree and four years' experience in civilian or military law enforcement investigative work. OR A Bachelor's degree and four years' experience in the adjustment and investigation of claims to determine liability for personal injuries and property damages. Additional qualifying experience in law enforcement investigative work or adjusting and investigating claims to determine liability for personal injuries and property damages may be substituted, year for year, for education. Possession of a valid driver's license 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.