SERS Benefit Policy Administrator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 09510
- Class code
- 09510
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for SERS Benefit Policy Administrator is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 09510.
- 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 11/29/2005.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible administrative and technical work directing a major program area 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. An employee in this job has responsibility for the supervision of pension management systems, annuity payment processing, maintenance of actuarial data and member records, staffing, and relations with the public, members, annuitants, annuitant organizations, and public pension systems and organizations. A significant aspect of the work is the maintenance of modern pension management techniques to provide an efficient control of retirement monies and documents. Supervision is maintained over an administrative and technical staff involved in maintaining and processing records and accounts of public pension system members and annuitants.
Examples of the work
Directs the overall administration of a major program area of a public pension system. Develops and maintains internal and external operating procedures that affect accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness of all functions in a public pension system. Supervises an administrative and technical staff engaged in the research and processing of member records and accounts. Implements procedures relative to court orders and legislation affecting a public pension system. Prepares and monitors division budget and rebudget needs. Participates in agency multi-year budget planning.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience as a Retirement Benefits Specialist Supervisor; or Two years of experience as a SERS Regional Manager or Retirement Administrator; or Three years of benefit administrative, benefit management or benefit counseling experience and two years of supervisory experience; and a bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, or any related area; or An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes two years of supervisory experience.
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.