Attorney 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 07120
- Class code
- 07120
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Attorney 2 is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 07120.
- 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 09/30/2010.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible professional legal work. An employee in this job is responsible for performing legal work at the full professional performance level, often within a specific field of law. A wide variety of legal work is performed, which includes research, drafting opinions and pleadings, performing legal regulatory work, or representing an agency in courts of law. Difficulty of legal problems encountered ranges from routine to moderately difficult. Legal research preliminary to the rendering of decisions affecting agency operations, the preparation of documents, or the preparation of cases for trial is done independently, but subject to general supervision by a higher level attorney based on the difficulty of the legal problems encountered.
Examples of the work
Renders legal advice directly to decision-makers within a state agency. Prepares contracts, leases, deeds, and other legal documents. Conducts research in rendering legal opinions. Prepares materials for proposed legislation. Formulates agency rules and regulations. Performs legal work in enforcing the laws, rules and regulations of an agency. Conducts quasi-judicial hearings or advises boards or administrative officers in deciding hearings. Litigates cases in court, in a special field of law. Confers with private citizens to advise them on state laws and regulations. Performs related work as required.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of professional legal experience and graduation from an accredited school of law; or An equivalent combination of experience and training. POST EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT: Applicants must be certified for admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and must maintain membership on a continuous basis during employment
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
Attorney 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $50,983 | $81,720 | $50,983 to $81,720 |
| Idaho | $73,668 | $147,336 | $73,668 to $147,336 |
| Iowa | $85,176 | $130,603 | $85,176 to $130,603 |
| Louisiana | $60,278 | $118,269 | $60,278 to $118,269 |
| Minnesota | $81,891 | $121,835 | $81,891 to $121,835 |
| Ohio | $31.47 | $46.08 | $65,458 to $95,846 |
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.