Program Analyst 5 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 08095
- Class code
- 08095
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Program Analyst 5 is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 08095.
- 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 11/25/2015.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial and administrative work in the analysis and evaluation of agency programs and projects. An employee in this job manages staff involved in performing research, analysis, and evaluation activities for agency programs and projects. Work involves formulating enterprise strategic plans, coordinating interdisciplinary efforts required to perform functions, providing leadership to resolve the most difficult problems, working with agency leadership to develop program priorities and initiatives, and performing high-level policy analysis and development. Work involves reviewing the most complex analytical and program recommendations of subordinate staff. Work is performed independently under the general direction of a higher level manager who reviews work for compliance with policy and effectiveness of results.
Examples of the work
• Manages a staff involved in the analysis and evaluation of agency operations. • Establishes goals and plans for agency program evaluation activities. • Analyzes agency program structures and recommends changes. • Directs the analysis of special analytic studies. • Directs the development and evaluation of program performance measures. • Directs the conduct of cost benefit and impact analyses of program changes to weigh alternatives. • Directs the analysis and development of changes in policies, regulation, and program priorities. • Leads and coordinates the work of an interdisciplinary evaluation team.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Program Analyst 4; or Five years of analytical experience, four of which include professional experience in program evaluation and the development of program recommendations and one of which includes serving in a supervisory capacity, and a bachelor's degree; 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.