Policy Aide pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 16801
- Class code
- 16801
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Policy Aide is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 16801.
- 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 01/17/2011.
What the state says the job is
This is beginning level professional work assisting in the analysis and development of policy in an agency policy office or in the Governor’s Policy Office. An employee in this job functions as a staff assistant to the agency policy manager or specialists in the review of state programs. Work involves participating in conducting studies of programs to identify key policy issues impacting the priorities established by the Governor, and assisting in drafting policy recommendations for programmatic direction to agency managers in the development of programs and initiatives consistent with administration goals and objectives. Work involves analyzing data, researching assigned topics, interviewing program managers, and summarizing comments from interest groups, publications and officials of other states and the Federal Government.
Examples of the work
Participates in the review of state programs as a staff assistant to higher level policy office staff. Researches and analyzes program policy issues in support of higher level managers or specialists in the development of executive policy recommendations. Identifies and recommends policy options to be considered in the development of overall program policy recommendations. Attends legislative committee hearings and meetings with program managers to assess the impacts of legislative initiatives on administration policy. Assists higher level policy managers or specialists in developing and using advanced analytical techniques.
Minimum qualifications
One year of governmental policy analysis experience; 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.