Hearing Stenographer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 00380
- Class code
- 00380
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Hearing Stenographer is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 00380.
- 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 11/01/1969.
What the state says the job is
This is difficult stenographic work in taking and transcribing verbatim notes of hearings and in performing related clerical work. Employees in this class are responsible for taking stenographic notes of verbatim testimony at hearings involving several participants and the preparation of accurate transcriptions of the proceedings. Dictation is preparation of accurate transcriptions of the proceedings. Dictation is often taken at high rates of speed and under difficult conditions requiring the application of an unusually high degree of stenographic competence. Employees also prepare and maintain all case records and perform other clerical duties. Employees work in accordance with established procedures and are expected to follow assignments through to completion.
Examples of the work
Takes verbatim testimony at hearings or conferences where several participants are involved; transcribes notes of testimony; edits and assembles final records. Takes dictation of and transcribes correspondence, reports, and other material. Notifies interested parties of times and places of hearings and decisions; prepares cases for hearings by assembling pertinent records. Maintains files and records on cases. Performs other clerical and stenographic duties as assigned. Performs related work as required.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of progressively responsible stenographic experience; and graduation from high school or business school, including or supplemented by courses in stenography and typing. 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.