Right of Way Administrator 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 17270
- Class code
- 17270
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Right of Way Administrator 3 is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 17270.
- 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 06/01/1977.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative work in directing the acquisition of right- of-way and real property for highway construction. An employee in this class directs all field activities in an assigned geographic portion of the state in order to secure legal rights-of-way for highway construction purposes. Emphasis is placed upon expediting priority projects and resolving unusual or difficult problems. Recommendations and decisions have broad programmatic impact and affect the overall right-of-way acquisition program. Supervision is exercised over technical employees assisting in directing controlling field activities. General administrative instructions are received in the form of agency and Federal policies, objectives, or needs and employees proceed with considerable independence in accomplishing the objectives or assigned program or projects.
Examples of the work
In an assigned geographic portion of the state, coordinates and controls all activities involving right-of-way acquisition and clearance; provides functional guidance in any operational matter to expedite projects or programs. Reviews recommended claims settlement submitted by field offices. Reviews right-of-way reports and recommendations on proposed highway locations and relocations and coordinates these with the appropriate engineering function. Advises and assists district personnel in difficult and unusual appraisal and claim settlement work; reviews progress reports of right-of-way acquisition projects.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Right-of-Way Administrator 2; or Six years of progressively responsible technical experience in real estate work, including three years in a supervisory capacity; and a bachelor's degree or Seven years of progressively responsible technical experience in real estate work, including three years in a supervisory capacity; and an associate degree, or satisfactory completion of two years of college. 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.