SERS Retirement Counselor Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 09501
- Class code
- 09501
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for SERS Retirement Counselor Trainee is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 09501.
- 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 11/30/1999.
What the state says the job is
This is structured trainee level technical work involving the calculation of retirement options and thorough understanding of the SERS Code, and application of policy and procedures set forth by the State Employees' Retirement System. An employee in this class participates in a twelve-month formal on-the-job-training program designed to develop understanding and competence in preparing estimates and calculations and applying Retirement System laws. An increase in the utilization of the techniques learned will occur as knowledge and experience is gained during the training period. Work is performed under the direct supervision of a SERS Regional Manager who assigns work, provides guidance and direction, and reviews work in progress and upon completion for quality and adherence to established standards, rules and regulations.
Examples of the work
Participates in formal and on the job training to develop the knowledge and skills needed to determine benefit entitlement available to members. Assists in interpreting and applying the benefit provisions of the Retirement Code. Observes counseling sessions conducted by experienced counselor/manager personnel in a regional counseling center. Assists in the calculation of retirement estimates. Assists in the determination of members' eligibility of health care coverage. Assists in explaining the tax liability of pension benefits.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of experience in a staff support position assisting with personnel administration, financial management or public relations work in a pension or retirement system or related occupational area; or A Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Human Resources, Business Administration, Business Management, Psychology, Labor Relations or a related area; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training which includes at least three years of experience in a staff support position assisting with personnel administration, financial management or public relations work in a pension or retirement system or related occupational area, supplemented by 18 credit hours in communications, human r ...
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.