Disability Adjudication Hearings Officer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 45090
- Class code
- 45090
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Disability Adjudication Hearings Officer is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 45090.
- 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 01/24/2005.
What the state says the job is
This is quasi-judicial work in the conduct .of hearings involving the determination of disability benefits. Employees in this job are responsible for scheduling and conducting quasi-judicial evidentiary hearings made under the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs sponsored under the Social Security Administration. Work involves taking testimony, examining records and documents and preparing adjudications. Hearings are conducted in an office setting and employees are required to travel to hearing locations. Employees work independently in carrying out each hearing to completion, with final signatory authority of allowing or disallowing all claims. Employees consult with their supervisor only on the most unusual issues. Work is reviewed by the supervisor through conferences, reports, and observation of hearings in process.
Examples of the work
Conducts quasi-judicial hearings regarding the disposition of appeals initiated by applicants or recipients aggrieved by agency actions or policies affecting the receipt or determination of disability benefits. Researches existing policies, procedures, rules and regulations pertaining to cases heard. Confirms hearing dates, location, recording services and participating parties. Travels to hearing locations in order to conduct appeals. Reviews hearing records and documents and pertinent Departmental regulations. Prepares adjudications and notifications. Performs related work as required.
Minimum qualifications
Two years as a Disability Claims Adjudicator; or Three years of experience in work involving medical and/or vocational and/or psychological evaluations, of which two years must have been in disability claims adjudication, and a bachelor's degree; or An 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.