Hearing Examiner, Corrections pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 46471
- Class code
- 46471
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Hearing Examiner, Corrections is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 46471.
- 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 11/01/1995.
What the state says the job is
This is quasi-judicial work of adjudicating reporting acts of misconduct by inmates in correctional institutions and facilities. An employee in this class is responsible for conducting administrative fact finding hearings on reports issued on inmates for alleged commission of misconduct, including criminal acts. Work involves hearing testimony and obtaining evidence, insuring timely determination as to inmate's guilt or innocence based on interpretation of rules, regulations, administrative decisions, legal precedence, court decisions, and criminal procedures, and imposing discipline according to established guidelines. Work is performed with considerable independence but is subject to review upon completion by the agency Chief Counsel.
Examples of the work
Conducts quasi-judicial hearings for inmates charged with violations of agency, institution, and facility policies, rules, and regulations. Schedules hearings and in consultation with institution/facility officials coordinates appearances of charged inmates, charging staff employees, inmate advisor, and production of evidence, depositions, exhibits, and records. Researches existing policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, administrative decisions, legal precedence, court decisions, and criminal procedures, pertaining to cases heard. Hears testimony from both sides, examines evidence, and makes finding of facts as to the inmate's guilt or innocence.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience in legal work, social work, education, security, or administrative work that involves interviewing, and analysis and interpretation of data, one year of which must be in an adult correctional institution; and a bachelor's degree; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of experience in working in an adult correctional institution.
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.