Accountant 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 03040
- Class code
- 03040
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Accountant 3 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 03040.
- 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 supervisory or advanced professional accounting work in the classification, analysis, and reporting of financial data. An employee in his class is responsible for the analysis of complex financial statements and transactions and the preparation of documentation, financial statements and reports to control and account for state funds. Work involves the preparation of complex financial forecasts and reports for management. Employees in this class supervise large and difficult recording and reporting functions or perform advanced accounting work involving responsibility for the accounting operations of a complex program or fund, or a number of varied programs or funds. Employees perform a wide variety of professional accounting work, but some assignments require an emphasis upon a specific accounting specialty.
Examples of the work
Supervises a staff of professional, technical, or clerical employees who maintain accounting records and prepare related reports and financial statements. Performs the accounting operations for a complex program or fund, or a number of varied programs or funds. Supervises the preparation and approval of adjustment transactions. Examines financial data submitted by business enterprises subject to state regulations and prepares analytical accounting reports. Prepares analytical accounting reports and budgetary projections for program personnel and central accounting agencies.
Minimum qualifications
One year as an Accountant 2; or Three years of progressively responsible 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 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $22.87 | $42.10 | $47,564 to $87,570 |
| Georgia | $44,999 | $73,288 | $44,999 to $73,288 |
| Indiana | $42,900 | $60,112 | $42,900 to $60,112 |
| Iowa | $63,586 | $98,634 | $63,586 to $98,634 |
| Louisiana | $49,192 | $96,533 | $49,192 to $96,533 |
| Tennessee | $5,100 | $7,646 | $61,200 to $91,752 |
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.