Residential Services Worker pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 31460
- Class code
- 31460
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Residential Services Worker is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 31460.
- 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 01/23/1998.
What the state says the job is
This is work in the field of specialized residential habilitative care at a Commonwealth facility for individuals with a developmental disability, some of whom may also have additional unrelated disabilities. An employee in this class designs, develops, and implements the residential habilitative segments of individual program plans developed by the interdisciplinary team to further the habilitative and developmental programs provided for individuals. The employee will work with the team to provide input and recommend techniques for the design of individual residential habilitative program plans. The employee will adapt habilitative activities to the individuals' needs to help them achieve their program goals and objectives.
Examples of the work
Develops a variety of specifically planned habilitative goals to implement the residential habilitative segments of the individual program plans for individuals with a developmental disability, some of whom may also have additional unrelated disabilities. Observes the administration of a variety of residential habilitative programs carried out by Residential Services Aides and provides advice regarding any problems to maximize the attainment of individual program plan objectives. Attends interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and provides input and recommendations regarding the development of residential habilitative segments of the individual program plans.
Minimum qualifications
A bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences, psychology, social work, education, or nursing; or One year of paid experience performing direct care and habilitative program services for individuals with a developmental disability; and a bachelors degree; or Five years of paid experience performing direct care and habilitative program services for individuals with a developmental disability; or Any 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
Residential Services Worker in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $38,641 | $55,448 | $38,641 to $55,448 |
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.