Workers' Compensation Adjudicator 5 pay range
State of Washington · class code 168S
- Class code
- 168S
- Salary range
- 59
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Workers' Compensation Adjudicator 5 is $69,348 to $93,288 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 168S.
- 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 59 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 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 |
| Monthly | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 |
| Hourly | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 |
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 senior technical specialist level of the series. Positions at this level of the series require advanced knowledge over a wide range of specialty areas to perform reviews, conduct analysis, and make determinations on highly complex claims or workers’ compensation related issues.
Examples of the work
Responsible for adjudication of all phases of claims for fatal injuries, permanent total disability and pension claims by surviving spouses, children and dependents, including determination of diminution of disability; determines employer's eligibility for a reduction in financial charges assessed through entitlement to Second Injury Fund or Catastrophe Fund relief; issues formal orders concerning entitlement to benefits and employer assessments; Performs quality assurance and compliance audits of the workers’ compensation programs of all self-insured employers and their third-party administrators; Adjudicates the Department of Retirement Systems death benefit claims; Acts as Chief Adjudicat ...
Minimum qualifications
Successful completion of the Department of Labor and Industries Workers’ Compensation Adjudicator 2 Apprenticeship program AND One year of experience as a Workers’ Compensation Adjudicator 4. OR Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration or closely allied field AND Four years 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.