Workers' Compensation Adjudicator 6 pay range
State of Washington · class code 168E
- Class code
- 168E
- Salary range
- 62
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Workers' Compensation Adjudicator 6 is $74,748 to $100,488 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 168E.
- 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 62 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 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 | $91,104 | $93,288 | $95,676 | $98,064 | $100,488 |
| Monthly | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 | $7,592 | $7,774 | $7,973 | $8,172 | $8,374 |
| Hourly | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 | $43.63 | $44.68 | $45.82 | $46.97 | $48.13 |
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 supervisory level of the series. Positions at this level operate as the expert in their field and serve as a resource by providing guidance on specialized, technical issues to all levels of staff including management and external stakeholders.
Examples of the work
Coordinates, supervises and directs workers' compensation adjudicators and clerical staff assigned to a unit; Hires, conducts employee performance reviews; provides training and guidance to staff; takes corrective action where indicated; Plans, prioritizes, assigns and evaluates the work of staff to ensure that determinations for benefits, medical and vocational rehabilitation management are consistent with current Revised Codes of Washington, Washington Administrative Codes and Department policy and procedures; Acts as technical and professional resource to assigned staff, managers and elected officials in resolution of complex or sensitive cases involving coordination of legal, medical, an ...
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 5. OR Two years of experience as a Workers’ Compensation Adjudicator 4. OR Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration or closely allied field; AND Five years of experience in adjudicating workers' or crime victims' compensation insurance claims, or adjudication of time loss payments. Experience must include one year of management, leading teams or supervising.
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.