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Eligibility Worker / Benefits Specialist in New York

New York State Department of Civil Service lists 4 job classes for this work in the New York state pay plan: Medicaid Eligibility Examiner 1–4.

$44,560 – $103,513
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$53,430
median pay in NY, all employers
10,220
workers in NY (SOC 43-4061)

Sources: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New York state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective April 1, 2026. These are the ranges New York sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Medicaid Eligibility Examiner 1
Class 2580100 · class description
Grade 09 · CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026
$44,560 – $54,773 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $44,560 a year
  • Step 1: $46,019 a year
  • Step 2: $47,478 a year
  • Step 3: $48,937 a year
  • Step 4: $50,396 a year
  • Step 5: $51,855 a year
  • Step 6: $53,314 a year
  • Job Rate: $54,773 a year
Medicaid Eligibility Examiner 2
Class 2580200 · class description
Grade 14 · CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026
$59,049 – $71,719 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $59,049 a year
  • Step 1: $60,859 a year
  • Step 2: $62,669 a year
  • Step 3: $64,479 a year
  • Step 4: $66,289 a year
  • Step 5: $68,099 a year
  • Step 6: $69,909 a year
  • Job Rate: $71,719 a year
Medicaid Eligibility Examiner 3
Class 2580300 · class description
Grade 17 · PS&T [05]: April 1, 2026
$66,212 – $84,286 a year
Medicaid Eligibility Examiner 4
Class 2580400 · class description
Grade 21 · PS&T [05]: April 1, 2026
$81,642 – $103,513 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New York, all employers Sourced

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs (SOC 43-4061) in New York, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNY
Workers10,220
10th percentile$47,250
Median$53,430
90th percentile$78,230
National median, government employers$55,330

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Eligibility Worker / Benefits Specialist page.

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