Economic Development Consultant 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 16530
- Class code
- 16530
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Economic Development Consultant 1 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 16530.
- 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 06/26/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional consultative work in the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). An employee in this job independently plans, organizes, and directs a broad range of federal, state, or local community or economic development programs and program services to foster the growth of Pennsylvania’s economy by retaining, expanding, or developing businesses and related economic services. Work involves providing independent consultative economic development services for programs or assisting with complex programs that are large, visible, or politically sensitive.
Examples of the work
• Designs and implements strategies for providing projects, programs, and services to ensure Pennsylvania’s economic viability on the federal, state, or local levels. • Conducts, reviews, and recommends programs and services to ensure Pennsylvania’s economic viability. • Provides quality assurance for grant application reviews to ensure compliance with applicable program guidelines and legislation. • Authorizes disbursement of grant funds. • Leads negotiations of state funded financial incentive packages for companies considering establishing, relocating, and expanding businesses.
Minimum qualifications
• Three years of professional experience in community development or economic planning and development programs, 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.