Medical Malpractice Claims Examiner 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 04300
- Class code
- 04300
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Medical Malpractice Claims Examiner 1 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 04300.
- 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 04/26/2005.
What the state says the job is
This is technical work in determining the liability of the Commonwealth and negotiating settlements of medical malpractice claims against health care providers. An employee in this job evaluates and negotiates the settlement of medical malpractice claims exceeding the maximum privately insured value of health care providers legally operating within the Commonwealth to effectively protect the financial liability of the Office of Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund (Mcare). Work involves assessing the liability of individual health care providers and the total liability of claims involving multiple health care providers; reviewing the progress of investigations to assure the effective development of defense against claims exceeding their maximum liability limits; and developing claims defense where the Commonwealth carries total liability.
Examples of the work
Investigates and analyzes the progression of medical malpractice lawsuits and claims toward a case disposition. Evaluates claims files to determine dollar limits of claims settlement offers involving lump sum settlements, annuities, and/or trust agreements. Analyzes claim files of insurance providers to assess adequacy of investigation and defense strategies, Assesses percentage of liability of individual health care providers in conjunction with the analysis of total liability in claims involving multiple health care provider defendants. Oversees the development of legal documents setting forth the obligations of various parties to the settlement of claim disputes.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience in examining or negotiating settlement of medical malpractice claims and a bachelor’s degree; or An advanced degree in law (jurist doctorate).
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.