Executive Assistant pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 08260
- Class code
- 08260
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Executive Assistant is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 08260.
- 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 12/23/1997.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible management work as a staff assistant to a Secretary or Deputy Secretary of a department. An employee in this class is responsible for carrying out a wide variety of staff assignments in assisting in the internal executive activities of the Secretary's or Deputy Secretary's office and the agency as a whole. Work involves coordinating research projects from many sectors of the department to develop recommendations for agency and program policy; representing the Secretary or Deputy Secretary at meetings, conferences, and public forums to articulate agency policy and program objectives; preparing position papers for review by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary describing program policy and impacts; meeting with Federal, state and local officials to provide or solicit information on shared programs; working with the agency Legislative Liaison to provide information a ...
Examples of the work
Coordinates studies and research projects which cross program lines and develops recommendations for agency and program policy impacting agency programs. Advises the Secretary or Deputy Secretary on programmatic trends impacting programs and recommends program and program policy changes to meet current and future needs. Drafts sensitive position papers, correspondence, program evaluations, and organizational analysis for the Secretary's or Deputy Secretary's review and signature.
Minimum qualifications
Six years of professional experience in administrative management or staff work, three of which must have been in a large public agency; and such training as may have been gained through graduation from a four year college or university supplemented by graduate work in public administration to the level of a Master's Degree; or Any 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
Executive Assistant in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $17.68 | $31.73 | $36,779 to $66,009 |
| Arkansas | $57,351 | $84,879 | $57,351 to $84,879 |
| California | $4,733 | $6,102 | $56,796 to $73,224 |
| Delaware | $39,934 | $59,900 | $39,934 to $59,900 |
| Nevada | $54,434 | $80,054 | $54,434 to $80,054 |
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.