Accountant 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 03030
- Class code
- 03030
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Accountant 2 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 03030.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. 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. It was last revised 08/01/1988.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional accounting work in the classification, analysis, and reporting of financial data. An employee in this class analyzes difficult financial transactions and prepares documentation, financial statements and reports to control and account for state funds and to analyze and project financial data for a difficult program or fund, or a number of less complex related programs of funds. Employees perform a wide variety of professional accounting work, but some assignments require an emphasis upon a specific accounting specialty. Supervision may be exercised over a small professional, technical, clerical, or inmate staff. Work is performed within general policies and procedures and is subject to review by a professional superior.
Examples of the work
Maintains or supervises the maintenance of accounting records. Supervises the maintenance of expenditure and budgetary control accounts; takes trial balances and prepares financial reports. Maintains general ledgers with subsidiary ledgers that conform to it. Prepares adjustment transactions and verifies them for the correct application of accounting principles. Prepares accounting reports and budgetary projects for program personnel and central accounting agencies. Prepares or reviews trial balances and financial reports of state agencies and business enterprises that are subject to state regulations.
Minimum qualifications
One year as an Accountant 1; or Two years of professional accounting experience, and graduation from a four-year college or university, including or supplemented by fifteen credits in accounting. Four years of bookkeeping experience and fifteen college credits in accounting may be substituted for college graduation. A Master's degree in Accounting or a related field may be substituted for one year of general work experience.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Accountant 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $19.47 | $34.81 | $40,496 to $72,410 |
| Georgia | $38,453 | $61,832 | $38,453 to $61,832 |
| Indiana | $47,320 | $68,614 | $47,320 to $68,614 |
| Iowa | $53,851 | $81,806 | $53,851 to $81,806 |
| Louisiana | $42,952 | $84,302 | $42,952 to $84,302 |
| Tennessee | $4,562 | $6,825 | $54,744 to $81,900 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.