Senior Applications Developer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 01524
- Class code
- 01524
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Senior Applications Developer is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 01524.
- 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 01/01/2010.
What the state says the job is
This is highly advanced technical or supervisory work in the analysis, planning, design, programming, and maintenance of computer applications. An employee in this job is responsible for performing highly advanced technical non-supervisory, lead, or supervisory work in the analysis, planning, design, development, testing and debugging, maintenance, and documentation of highly complex applications to fulfill the needs of the client's business systems. The highly advanced technical non-supervisory role includes the assignment and accountability for highly complex application development or customization projects for new or existing major agency systems that provide core business functions.
Examples of the work
Meets with users or business analysts to determine business or existing system inefficiencies or problems, objectives and operational needs, level of utilization of existing systems, and computer equipment capability to identify information technology alternatives and provide solutions for improving operations. Develops, leads, or supervises the development of objectives for proposed systems characterized by the existence of multiple functions integrated into single systems, including the logical model for the systems, process logic definitions, critical data elements, and logical system design to meet the user's requirements.
Minimum qualifications
One year as an Applications Developer 2 or Computer Programmer 4; or Three years of information technology experience in applications development or applications maintenance, and an associate’s degree in any information technology field; or Five years of information technology experience that includes three years of experience in applications development or applications maintenance; or One year of information technology experience in applications development or applications maintenance, and a bachelor's degree in any information technology field; or An 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
Senior Applications Developer in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | $62,328 | $130,584 | $62,328 to $130,584 |
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.