Appeals Referee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 07310
- Class code
- 07310
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- I5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Appeals Referee is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 07310.
- 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 01/02/2003.
What the state says the job is
This is quasi-judicial work in the adjudication of unemployment compensation appeal cases. An employee in this class schedules and conducts quasi-judicial hearings and renders decisions in accordance with the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law, and related state and federal statutes and regulations. The Appeals Referee is responsible for the proper conduct of hearings and disposition of appeals. Duties include administering oaths, hearing testimony, and obtaining evidence necessary to render written decisions. Duties may also involve researching cases and preparing decisions for consideration of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review. Supervision is exercised over hearing stenographers and clerical employees.
Examples of the work
Conducts quasi-judicial hearings on a variety of cases involving original appeals in a single and multi-issue cases as assigned by an Appeals Referee Program Manager. Administers oaths, instructs parties as to their rights, and explains rules on the admissibility of evidence as provided by law. Issues subpoenas when necessary for the attendance of witnesses of the production of necessary books, papers, documents, or other evidence. Conducts the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review remand hearings in connection with further appeals filed with the Board from referee decisions. Performs research and prepares decisions for consideration of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review.
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from an approved school of law and certification of admission to the bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and one year of experience in the practice of labor law; or Four years of experience in the determination of unemployment compensation claims, including adjustments, overpayments, and appeals supplemented by 6 college level credits in English composition or other related English courses; or Four years of professional experience which involves the application of taxing or benefit-paying provisions of the Unemployment Compensation Law in order to determine compliance, to improve Unemployment Compensation program operations, or to train others in the application of the law su ...
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.