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Auditor 1 pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 03620

$53,008 to $80,646 per year$53,008$80,646MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $66,827 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
03620
Pay scale group
ST 06
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
A4
State
Pennsylvania

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 06/01/1989.

What the state says the job is

This is journey level auditing work in examining the books and financial records of governmental agencies and private businesses. An employee in this class audits accounting records of businesses and governmental agencies to determine compliance with prescribed standards. Audits may relate to general accounting practices or to a single regulatory field, and the employee may work alone or as a member of an audit team. Public contact duties comprise an important part of the work. Field work is ordinarily performed independently within the outlines of established policies and procedures. Supervision is received from an auditor supervisor who reviews work through conferences and a review of written reports.

Examples of the work

Audits and analyzes the accounting practices and the records of receipts and expenditures in governmental agencies and various administrative divisions and sub-divisions and prepares audit reports for review by higher-level auditors. Interprets and explains controlling laws and regulations affecting the operations of agencies being audited. Audits and inspects state liquor stores and conducts special audits necessitated by flood, fire, theft, or store moving. Audits the fiscal records at various state institutions; checks credit reports and suggests methods to improve collections. Audits in and out-of-state malt beverage manufacturers' accounting records and reports.

Minimum qualifications

Four years of accounting and/or auditing experience; and fifteen (15) college level credits in accounting; or One year of experience as a Financial Programs Trainee; or Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training which includes fifteen (15) college level credits in accounting and auditing.

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

Architectural Designer Trainee $53,008 to $80,646Archivist 1 $53,008 to $80,646Arts Program Specialist 1 $53,008 to $80,646Audit Specialist 1 $53,008 to $80,646Automotive Equipment Manager $53,008 to $80,646Automotive Fleet Supervisor $53,008 to $80,646Automotive Vehicle and Equipment Inspector $53,008 to $80,646Bankruptcy Specialist $53,008 to $80,646

Auditor 1 in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
Arizona$14.34$26.73$29,822 to $55,602
Louisiana$40,144$78,790$40,144 to $78,790
New York$66,951$85,138$66,951 to $85,138
Tennessee$3,631$5,434$43,572 to $65,208

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.

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