Attorney 4, Non-Supervisory pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 07155
- Class code
- 07155
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Attorney 4, Non-Supervisory is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 07155.
- 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 highly responsible and difficult, non-supervisory, professional legal work. An employee in this job must demonstrate mastery of one or more areas of the law, which are vital to the achievement of the agency's mission, and must regularly handle the most complex, difficult and novel legal issues for the agency. These legal problems are also characterized by their sensitivity, and require innovative and creative ways to resolve them. An employee in this job is recognized by the agency head and chief counsel as an advanced practitioner and expert in one or more areas of the law, and is consulted on the most difficult and challenging legal problems facing the agency. Work at this level is only found in agencies with Chief Counsels 3 and 4. Work is performed with the utmost independence, and general supervision is received from the chief counsel.
Examples of the work
Independently handles the most difficult, novel, and important legal matters for an agency in an area of the law, which is vital to the achievement of the agency's mission. Develops and implements all phases of litigation strategy in complex and highly important cases. Provides legal advice to the chief counsel, agency head, agency executives, and the General Counsel's Office on matters of utmost importance to the fulfillment of the agency's mission and the Governor's initiatives.
Minimum qualifications
Seven 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.