Fiscal Policy Specialist 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 08273
- Class code
- 08273
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Fiscal Policy Specialist 3 is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 08273.
- 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 05/01/1987.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible professional fiscal policy analysis and development work in the Office of the Budget. An employee in this class is responsible for reviewing state programs related to a cluster of governmental services, or major service areas. Work involves designing and conducting studies of current policy problems, of programs to address those problems and of the social, economic and fiscal implications of alternatives; and developing fiscal policy recommendations made within the framework of current and future fiscal constraints. Work also includes meeting with cabinet level officials to gather information and identify program and program policy conflicts in a specialized governmental service area, and advising agency heads of findings and alternatives. Employee supervise other policy specialists on a project basis.
Examples of the work
Confers with cabinet level officials to gather information and identify areas of program and program policy conflicts in specialized segments of governmental services, and advising agency heads of findings and alternatives. Reviews selected state programs related to a cluster of governmental services or major service areas, and develops fiscal policy recommendations and strategies to accommodate state needs. Designs and conducts research on complex policy issues and develops formal recommendations as a part of the total state policy development process.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Fiscal Policy Specialist 2; or Two years of policy analysis and planning, experience; and a Master's Degree in policy analysis and planning, public administration, a specialized discipline relating to a Commonwealth program area, or a closely related field; or Four years of experience in policy analysis and planning or a specialized discipline relating to a Commonwealth program area; and a Bachelor's Degree in policy analysis and planning, public administration, or a closely related field; 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.