Workers' Compensation Adjudicator 2 pay range
State of Washington · class code 168P
- Class code
- 168P
- Salary range
- 50
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Workers' Compensation Adjudicator 2 is $55,596 to $74,748 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 168P.
- 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 50 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 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 |
| Monthly | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 |
| Hourly | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 |
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
In the Department of Labor and Industries, this is the journey level of the series. Positions adjudicate and manage a caseload of compensable workers’ compensation claims or employer reimbursement applications.
Examples of the work
Reviews and adjudicates Industrial Insurance claims resulting from occupational illness or work-related injuries; interprets facts and applies RCWs, WACs, case law, policies, and training resources in determining claim validity; Authorizes or denies wage replacement and establishes rate of compensation for allowed Industrial Insurance benefit payments; Consults with employers and calculates benefits on financial incentive programs; Analyzes the medical file, obtains clarification by ordering consultations or independent medical exams.
Minimum qualifications
Successful completion of the Workers’ Compensation Adjudicator 2 Apprenticeship program. AND Three years of professional experience working with insurance claims, claims/insurance adjusting, claims investigations, or paramedical occupations. OR A Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration or closely allied field. AND One year of experience in adjudicating workers’ or crime victims’ compensation insurance claims, or adjudication of time loss payments.
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.