Real Estate Appraisal Reviewer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 17171
- Class code
- 17171
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Real Estate Appraisal Reviewer is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 17171.
- 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 02/25/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional work involving the review of appraisal reports completed appraisal reports. An employee in this job reviews appraisal reports completed by professional appraisers and used to secure legal rights-of-way and acquire real property, land, and machinery and equipment (M&E) for other public purposes. Work involves preparing appraisal review reports that approve, disapprove, or recommend modifications to an appraisal report, and providing guidance to appraisers to resolve appraisal situations. Work also involves verifying compliance with appraisal standards, laws, and requirements; determinations of compensable elements of damage; and estimates for just compensation. Work may involve monitoring and coordinating complex appraisal activities in an assigned geographic area.
Examples of the work
• Reviews appraisal reports for completeness; ensures appropriate data, appraisal methods, and techniques are used; and determines if the analyses, opinions, and report conclusions are reasonable. • Ensures appraisal techniques, requirements, and reports comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the department’s Right-of-Way manual, and all federal and state requirements. • Provides guidance in the development of the Appraisal Problem Analysis and approves prior to appraisal completion.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a General Real Estate Appraiser (commonwealth title); or • Three years of professional real estate appraisal experience which includes one year appraising all types of real property for public use.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active Pennsylvania Certified General Appraiser certification. • All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license.
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.