Chief Legislative Analyst pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 07650
- Class code
- 07650
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief Legislative Analyst is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 07650.
- 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 01/01/1981.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible supervisory and advisory work in the analysis of legislation, state regulations, and local government project impacts involving financial and programmatic effects. The employee in this class supervises a technical and clerical staff in the analysis of the content and progress of legislation and state regulations and the operation of a clearinghouse to assure appropriate review of local government projects. Work involves interpreting costs and program implications of all state legislation, drafting legislation, coordinating progress of legislation with the Governor's legislative secretary, and recommending bills which have passed the legislature for either veto or approval by the Governor. Work also involves reviewing all regulations promulgated by state agencies to assure their consistency and clarity, and that effective evaluation procedures exist.
Examples of the work
Supervises the analysis of legislation including intent, consistency, effect on existing functions, estimated cost, and predicted future legislative action; prepares draft legislative bills and amendments; monitors progress of bills through the legislative process; maintains communication with the Governor's legislative secretary to resolve difficulties with legislative content or progress; testifies on the fiscal implication of proposed bills; and recommends veto or approval of bills. Reviews all proposed regulations by state agencies to assure clarity, consistency, fiscal integrity, and the existence of systems to evaluate effectiveness, if adopted.
Minimum qualifications
Six years of progressively responsible experience in legal or legislative activities and the state's budgeting process and a bachelor's degree; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training that may have provided the above listed knowledges, skills, and abilities.
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.