Financial Programs Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 08180
- Class code
- 08180
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Financial Programs Trainee is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 08180.
- 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 06/01/1989.
What the state says the job is
Employees in this class participate in group projects that treat in-depth problems of concern to state government, and practical work assignments in the area of specialization. As training progresses, employees will be involved in projects of greater difficulty and complexity. Training and development activities are directed by the agency training coordinator who assures that trainee progress is monitored, and that scheduled activities develop competence in governmental administration and in the area of specialization.
Examples of the work
Participates in seminars, performs training assignments, and observes technicians and administrators performing a variety of duties as part of an overall training and development program. Attends training sessions and participates in formal and on-the-job training designed to develop and sharpen trainee skills in a specific financial field. Receives guidance and counseling to acquaint the individual with the various specialized functions of the financial activity. Performs a variety of individual or group training assignments to aid in the development of analytical and communicative skills.
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree including twelve (12) credits in accounting; or Four years of experience in bookkeeping work which included twelve (12) credits in accounting; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training which includes twelve (12) credits in accounting.
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.