Information Security Specialist 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 01519
- Class code
- 01519
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Information Security Specialist 3 is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 01519.
- 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 04/27/2018.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible administrative work in the administration of security programs, policies, and procedures within a centralized information security unit. An employee in this job is responsible for serving as a high level security architect and consultant for an information security program with the most complex information security needs or for supervising positions performing highly advanced technical work. Work involves developing, implementing, administering, and maintaining system security standards, policies, procedures, and access to systems to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, servers, and data; developing or modifying security plans and security assessment and auditing policies and procedures; managing project implementations; advising security team members, agency program staff, and information technology (IT) managers on security r ...
Examples of the work
Provides information security advice and guidance to leadership and employees in the organization. Manages the review of adherence to legislative and regulatory requirements and technical standards and works on corrective action plans to meet the organization’s business requirements. Prioritizes risks according to relevant criteria for acceptable risks, ensures that risk assessments are implemented in accordance with policy, and collaborates with leadership to develop risk mitigation strategies and ensure sustainability of risk mitigation processes. Develops and manages an organization’s privacy program to ensure full compliance with privacy laws, regulations, and policies.
Minimum qualifications
One year as an Information Security Specialist 2; or Four years of experience performing technical work in information technology security, and an associate’s degree in any information technology field; or Two years of experience performing technical work in information technology security, and a bachelor’s degree in any information technology field; 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.