Paralegal pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 07040
- Class code
- 07040
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Paralegal is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 07040.
- 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 01/07/2006.
What the state says the job is
This is technical and highly skilled legal work in assisting attorneys in the practice of law in a Commonwealth agency. An employee in this job provides support to attorneys in areas such as litigation, appellate proceedings, administrative review and regulation, or transactional law. Work at this level involves independently analyzing and evaluating a wide variety of case or transaction specific facts, claims and issues; performing preliminary investigations and required due diligence; researching, interpreting and determining the applicability of laws, regulations, rulings and precedential opinions; and drafting documents such as investigatory reports, opinions, responses to discovery, contracts or briefs.
Examples of the work
Performs research and drafting of documents for appellate, trial, regulatory, legislative and transactional matters. Drafts summons, service of process, complaints, bill of particulars, praecipe, writs, motions, interrogatories, subpoenas and case information statements. Drafts notices of appeal, briefs, tables of authority for citations and summaries of hearing or trial transcripts. Drafts legal notices, statements of policy and proposed regulations. Reviews proposed administrative policies or regulations and conducts research to determine consistency with existing policies, laws, regulations and rulings. Drafts compromise agreements to resolve tax claims and disputes.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience as a Legal Assistant 2; or Certification as a Paralegal or Legal Assistant (CP/CLA) by The National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA); or certification as a Registered Paralegal (RP) by The National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA); or advanced certification for legal professionals (PLS) by NALS, The Association for Legal Professionals; and two years performing legal support work; or Completion of an associate’s degree or post baccalaureate certificate in legal, paralegal or legal assistant studies or other related field, and two years performing legal support work; 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
Paralegal in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $46,469 | $77,690 | $46,469 to $77,690 |
| Illinois | $61,524 | $90,852 | $61,524 to $90,852 |
| Indiana | $53,222 | $79,846 | $53,222 to $79,846 |
| Iowa | $47,715 | $70,720 | $47,715 to $70,720 |
| Kentucky | $3,673 | $5,877 | $44,074 to $70,518 |
| Maine | $21.61 | $30.18 | $44,949 to $62,774 |
| Minnesota | $63,058 | $81,035 | $63,058 to $81,035 |
| Missouri | $34,992 | $73,392 | $34,992 to $73,392 |
| New Mexico | $20.56 | $30.85 | $42,765 to $64,168 |
| South Carolina | $46,206 | $78,540 | $46,206 to $78,540 |
| Wisconsin | $21.70 | $49.82 | $45,136 to $103,626 |
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.