Chief Hearing Examiner, Corrections pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 46472
- Class code
- 46472
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief Hearing Examiner, Corrections is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 46472.
- 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 07/10/2000.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial and quasi-judicial work directing the adjudication of administrative appeals involving reported acts of misconduct by inmates in state correctional institutions and facilities. The employee in this class serves as Chief of the Hearing Examiner Division and is responsible for managing the Department of Corrections Hearing Examination Program. The work involves supervising hearing examiner supervisors who are responsible for supervising the conduct of administrative and fact-finding hearings on reports issued against inmates for alleged commission of misconduct and criminal acts.
Examples of the work
Trains and supervises hearing examiner supervisors and hearing examiners in conducting quasi-judicial hearings to adjudicate reported acts of misconduct by inmates. Manages the Department's Misconduct Tracking System. Develops, implements and monitors an effective implementation process that assures decisions are complete, accurate and timely. Reviews adjudications by hearing officers and supervisors and revises the decision, as necessary, based on laws, regulations, policies and procedures. Coordinates and monitors hearings to ensure they are conducted in accordance with departmental procedures and that sanctions are properly administered.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a Hearing Examiner Supervisor with the Department of Corrections; or Three years as a Hearing Examiner with the Department of Corrections; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
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.