Educational Research Associate 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 24470
- Class code
- 24470
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Educational Research Associate 1 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 24470.
- 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 01/20/2010.
What the state says the job is
This is professional complex educational research and evaluation work of educational programs or issues throughout the Commonwealth. An employee in this job conducts research and evaluation studies of educational programs or issues affecting education within the State. Work involves defining the nature of the study, developing and refining the methods to be used, identifying data and information requirements, and determining the analytical and evaluative criteria to be utilized. Work includes designing and conducting controlled studies, performing comprehensive literary and data research, and analyzing and evaluating data collected using diverse, sophisticated statistical analytic techniques and the application of computer systems methodologies. Duties involve communicating the results of studies through oral or written reports.
Examples of the work
Serves as a consultant on educational research and evaluation and educational design and methodology to department staff. Analyzes and evaluates educational information and data to identify issues for study, defines research or evaluation needs, and determines analytical and evaluative methodologies appropriate for the investigation of issues identified. Plans and conducts historical, descriptive, and experimental research and evaluation studies in the field of education. Plans and develops research and evaluation design procedures, data collection instruments, and methods of analysis consistent with study requirements.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of professional educational research experience involving the performance of descriptive research; or Three years of professional research experience; and one graduate level course each in research methodology, sampling and survey techniques, and educational psychology; and two graduate level courses each in statistics, statistical analysis, and educational measurement; 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.