Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 21120
- Class code
- 21120
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 21120.
- 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 05/31/2019.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible management and administrative work serving as an executive-level advisor in the Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). The employee in this job is responsible for advising the Deputy Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education on high profile administrative, management, and program policy matters. Work involves assisting the Deputy Secretary establish and implement a strategic plan to meet the goals and objectives of the current Administration.
Examples of the work
• Provides advice and assistance to the Deputy Secretary and the Governor’s Office on a variety of highly complex and sensitive special projects and administrative, managerial, and policy matters. • Assists the Deputy Secretary in the review and analysis of current and planned priorities, objectives, and mandated functions to ensure that the educational and developmental needs of the students, communities, and the commonwealth are met. • Aligns OESE goals and resources with the overall strategic vision established by the department; prepares and updates plans and priorities.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of professional experience in education, including two years in an administrative, managerial, or supervisory capacity, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years in an administrative, managerial, or supervisory capacity.
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.