Retirement Administrator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 09561
- Class code
- 09561
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Retirement Administrator is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 09561.
- 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 01/26/2007.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible administrative and technical work in a public pension system. An employee in this job directs an administrative phase of a program in accordance with applicable Retirement Law and policies. Work involves the responsibility for the supervision of pension management systems, and may involve responsibility for processing benefit payments, collecting actuarial data, developing policies and procedures, maintaining records, and providing communication services to members and employers, annuitants, annuitant organizations, and public pension systems and organizations. Work also involves maintaining modern pension management techniques to provide an efficient control of retirement monies and documents. Supervision is exercised over technical and clerical staff involved in maintaining and processing records and accounts of the Retirement System members and annuitants.
Examples of the work
Develops internal operating procedures to effect coordination of all functions in a major program. Supervises a technical and clerical staff engaged in the processing of required records and accounts. Assists in the development of implementation procedures for court orders and decisions and legislation affecting the public pension system. Researches, drafts and tracks benefit policies. Researches and drafts appeal material. Oversees a member communications program. Oversees the development of procedures and systems for the maintenance of records and accounts. Assists in preparation of division budget requirements.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Retirement Benefits Specialist Supervisor, a SERS Retirement Counselor, or a Retirement System Regional Representative, PSERS: or Two years as a Retirement Technician Supervisor or a Retirement Benefits Specialist; or Four years of experience managing a benefit program, providing benefit counseling services, independently interpreting and applying benefit provisions, or auditing benefit accounts.
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.