Housekeeper pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 80030
- Class code
- 80030
- Pay scale group
- ST 03
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- N1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Housekeeper is $36,831 to $54,162 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 80030.
- 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 03/11/2011.
What the state says the job is
This is housekeeping work at the Governor or Lieutenant Governor’s residences. An employee in this job attends to the needs of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor by performing a wide variety of housekeeping and personal care services for their living quarters and valuable objects of personal, historical and artistic value. Work includes performing a variety of tasks that involve maintaining a clean and sanitary household, providing laundry services, assisting with meal preparation, serving meals and refreshments, and ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies at the residences. Supervision is received from higher level custodial or administrative staff and work is reviewed for satisfactory completion of requirements.
Examples of the work
Performs a variety of housekeeping duties, such as dusting and polishing furniture and other household items, such as antiques; vacuuming, mopping, scrubbing or waxing floors; cleaning windows, window shades and blinds; and scrubbing walls. Washes and dries laundry; irons clothes and linens; mends clothes and linens; changes bed linens; and delivers and picks up dry cleaning items. Cleans and disinfects bathrooms, kitchens and appliances and replenishes soap, paper products, linens, etc. Orders and maintains computerized inventory of cleaning, household and bathroom supplies; and loads and unloads food and supplies as needed.
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience in general housekeeping work and cooking on a family or residence basis; or An 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
Housekeeper in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $33,280 | $49,254 | $33,280 to $49,254 |
| Delaware | $30,730 | $43,906 | $30,730 to $43,906 |
| Illinois | $45,936 | $63,264 | $45,936 to $63,264 |
| Kentucky | $1,714 | $2,742 | $20,569 to $32,910 |
| New York | $38,235 | $47,237 | $38,235 to $47,237 |
| North Carolina | $31,200 | $48,810 | $31,200 to $48,810 |
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.