Medical Malpractice Claims Examiner 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 04310
- Class code
- 04310
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Medical Malpractice Claims Examiner 2 is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 04310.
- 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 advanced 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 complex medical malpractice claims involving first dollar, multiple limits of exposure or major injury severity as defined by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to effectively protect the financial liability of the Office of Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund (Mcare).
Examples of the work
Determines first dollar exposure and investigates claims having multiple limits of exposure, complex coverage issues or an injury severity code of 8 as defined by the NAIC. Investigates, develops and analyzes the progression of medical malpractice lawsuits and claims toward a comprehensive case disposition. Reviews the evaluation of claims files to determine dollar limits of claims settlement offers involving lump sum settlements, annuities, and/or trust agreements. Analyzes the review of insurance providers’ claims files to assess adequacy of investigation and defense strategies.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Medical Malpractice Claims Examiner 1; or Four years of experience in examining or negotiating the settlement of medical malpractice claims and a bachelor’s degree; or One year of experience in examining or negotiating the settlement of medical malpractice claims and an advanced degree in law (juris 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.