Equal Opportunity Specialist 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 05223
- Class code
- 05223
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Equal Opportunity Specialist 3 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 05223.
- 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 03/08/2024.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory or advanced professional equal opportunity (EO) and/or contract compliance work. An employee in this job supervises professional EO and/or contract compliance work; administers and is responsible for a substantial agency EO and/or contract compliance program; or performs advanced professional EO work in the Office of Administration. Work may involve counseling individuals on the provisions of EO laws, policies, and procedures; researching and issuing determinations on complex requests for disability and pregnancy-related accommodations; developing and providing training; and developing and implementing EO and/or contract compliance policies and procedures. Supervision may be exercised over professional, paraprofessional, and clerical staff. Work is performed independently and is reviewed through conferences and reports.
Examples of the work
• Supervises staff responsible for investigating discrimination complaints; monitoring compliance for programs and/or projects receiving federal funding; researching and issuing determinations on requests for disability and pregnancy-related accommodations; counseling individuals on the provisions of EO laws, policies, and procedures; and/or developing and providing training. • Serves as the agency Equal Opportunity Officer, Language Access Coordinator, or Contract Compliance Officer and advises leadership on related issues. • Administers an agency’s EO program, including Civil Rights Compliance for Licensing, Limited English Proficiency, Complaints, and Civil Rights Compliance Review.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as an Equal Opportunity Specialist 2 (Commonwealth title); or • Three years of analytical experience in an equal opportunity program that includes two years of professional experience, 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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Equal Opportunity Specialist 3 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $93,659 | $118,388 | $93,659 to $118,388 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.