Chief Real Estate Appraiser pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 17181
- Class code
- 17181
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief Real Estate Appraiser is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 17181.
- 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 02/25/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional work supervising staff responsible for appraising real property to acquire real estate, and secure legal rights-of-way. An employee in this job supervises certified appraisers performing real property appraisals of varying complexities. Work involves reviewing and approving appraisals and overseeing the resolution of difficult appraisal problems to ensure the most effective and best procedural methods are utilized. Work also involves ensuring appraisals are conducted within the guidelines of federal, state, and agency policies; and preparing and executing fee appraiser contracts. Work may involve overseeing the activities of employees who are seeking qualifying experience for obtaining appraiser certifications.
Examples of the work
• Reviews staff and fee appraisers’ final appraisal reports for completeness, accuracy, methodology, and conformance to state and federal right-of-way requirements. • Evaluates appraisals to ensure they conform with state and federal policies, and that proper clearances are obtained. • Determines the appropriate type of appraisal needed for each property and prepares the Appraisal Problem Analysis for staff and fee appraisers. • Participates in utility line studies with other agency program areas to estimate right-of-way costs associated with projects and reports on right-of-way implications or problems with alternate locations.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a General Real Estate Appraiser (commonwealth title); or • Three years of professional real estate appraisal experience which includes one year appraising all types of real property.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active Pennsylvania Certified General Appraiser certification. • All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license.
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.