Retirement Technician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 09552
- Class code
- 09552
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Retirement Technician is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 09552.
- 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 05/14/1997.
What the state says the job is
This is journey level technical work involving the maintenance of retirement accounts and processing of retirement applications or the communication of comprehensive benefits information to the active and annuitant members of the State Employees' Retirement System, the Public School Employees' Retirement System, and Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System. An employee in this class may be assigned responsibility for maintaining member accounts and determining benefits or providing members with detailed communication on all aspects of the retirement system. Employees assigned responsibility for benefits determination calculate the appropriate benefit payment or account status of active and inactive members of the Retirement System based on the current Retirement Laws pertaining to employee/employer contributions and retirement options.
Examples of the work
Reviews and responds both orally and in writing to complex inquiries and complaints from members, employers, agencies, reporting units, attorneys, member representatives and employee organizations by researching, interpreting and applying retirement system policies and procedures and the Retirement Codes. Detailed explanations include all aspects of membership provisions, benefits administration and entitlements for annuitants and active members. Estimates retirement benefits in order to respond to a variety of benefit questions regarding calculation, payment, and tax consequences. Provides member service support via telephone.
Minimum qualifications
Successful completion of a twelve month formalized training program as a Retirement Technician Trainee; or One year of experience in one or more aspects of benefit processing within the State Employees' Retirement System, the Public School Employees' Retirement System, or the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System which includes the calculation of retirement benefits and the application of the retirement code.
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
Retirement Technician in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | $26,186 | $46,020 | $26,186 to $46,020 |
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.