Chief Administrative Law Judge, LCB pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 07180
- Class code
- 07180
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief Administrative Law Judge, LCB is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 07180.
- 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 08/01/1987.
What the state says the job is
This is a major policy making and advisory position responsible to the Governor for the direction of the Office of Administrative Law Judge for the enforcement of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. The employee in this class is responsible for the administration of an administrative law judge system and general overview of unusual or complex liquor code matters. This office is involved in high impact legal problems of a specialized nature, which are significant in their impact upon the public. The legal work is often novel and procedural. Formal court proceedings within the office's jurisdiction involve the areas of violations of the Pa. Liquor Code requiring suspension, revocation and fines. Work involves planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling the technical, legal and judicial operations of the Office of Administrative Law Judge.
Examples of the work
Directs the operations of a staff of judicial, legal and clerical personnel employed in the Office of Administrative Law Judge. Plans and supervises the operation aspects of the office, such as assigning case projects, scheduling, and directing the flow of work. Directs a case scheduling system to assure the prompt, effective, judicial resolution to contested matters coming within the jurisdiction of the Pa. Liquor Code. Supervises the conduct of difficult, novel and important legal matters. Presides over highly sensitive cases heard by subordinate Administrative Law Judges. Assures consistency of Administrative Law Judge decisions with prior proceedings and court decisions.
Minimum qualifications
Five years of professional experience in the practice of law and presently an attorney in good standing before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, including at least three years in one or a combination of the following varieties of specialized experience: A judge of a court of record with primary responsibility for drafting proposed opinions and orders. The counsel of a governmental regulatory body holding formal hearings and making or recommending decisions on the basis of the record of such hearings.
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.