Attorney Examiner pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 07220
- Class code
- 07220
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Attorney Examiner is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 07220.
- 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 01/01/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional, legal work conducting hearings to appeal decisions rendered by the Department of Human Services (DHS) and Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) regarding programs, benefits, and services. An employee in this job conducts and adjudicates quasi-judicial appeal hearings regarding departmental decisions and actions impacting recipients and providers of DHS and PDA program services and benefits. Work involves hearing sensitive and complex issues; making rulings on motions regarding the validity and permissibility of evidence; researching, analyzing, and interpreting laws, regulations, and policies; and rendering decisions and legal opinions based on evidence presented at formal hearings. Work also includes providing guidance and instruction to hearing officers, legal assistants, and other support staff.
Examples of the work
• Conducts a variety of quasi-judicial hearings for the adjudication and disposition of single and multi-issue appeals initiated by applicants or current recipients, nursing homes, doctors, other professional agencies, organizations, and practitioners aggrieved by DHS or PDA decisions, actions, or policies. • Conducts pre-hearing conferences to define issues and address motions prior to a full hearing on the merits. • Administers oaths, instructs parties as to their rights, explains rules on the admissibility of evidence as provided by law, examines witnesses, and issues subpoenas requiring the appearance of witnesses and the production of records and documents.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of professional legal work which includes one year of trial work experience; and a Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of a certification of current license and active admission in good standing to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
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.