Senior Internal Auditor, PSERS pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 03631
- Class code
- 03631
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Senior Internal Auditor, PSERS is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 03631.
- 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 07/31/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional and specialized audit work examining financial and operational processes and information technology systems for fiscal control, security, and compliance at the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS). An employee in this job independently audits operational systems. Work involves analyzing information technology and systems to reduce internal and external fraud and redundant or deficient procedures or processes; recommending changes and developing solutions to problems with existing controls, procedures, and processes; and overseeing the implementation of appropriate corrective action. Work includes conducting risk assessments, performing field work, preparing detailed reports of findings, and conducting special audits requested by the Board of Trustees or executive leadership.
Examples of the work
• Develops audit plans and performs audits of PSERS’ financial, operational, and information technology systems and processes. • Tests for and documents information technology controls related to downstream processes, including financial transactions and benefit processing. • Investigates formal complaints of fraud, waste, and abuse, and recommends corrective action as necessary. • Conducts special audits requested by the Board of Trustees and executive management. • Performs third-party administrator compliance audits for the Health Options Program and the Defined Contribution Plan. • Develops reports of findings based upon observations, evaluation, and research.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Securities Accountant 2, Executive Senior Audit Specialist, or Audit Specialist 3 (commonwealth titles); or • Four years of professional accounting, financial auditing, or information technology auditing experience, and a bachelor’s degree that includes or is supplemented by 18 college credits in accounting, finance, or information technology; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes or is supplemented by 18 college credits in accounting, finance, or information technology.
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.