SERS Retirement Counselor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 09502
- Class code
- 09502
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for SERS Retirement Counselor is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 09502.
- 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 professional field work in planning, developing and conducting retirement counseling for annuitants and active members of the State Employees' Retirement System within a multi-county area. An employee in this class provides counseling and technical assistance directly to active and retired members of the System, as well as, organizations and groups covered by or interested in the provisions of the State Employees' System Code. Work involves one-on-one counseling for members to cover retirement options available and the preparation of retirement estimates. Employees conduct informational counseling programs and serve as a liaison for retirees in areas of health insurance, annuitant payments, tax information and general information regarding the retirement program. Work may also involve providing training and guidance to new employees.
Examples of the work
Calculates estimates of retirement benefits for active members of the State Employees' Retirement System. Performs one-on-one counseling for retiring members to ensure understanding of the estimates and options provided. Advises state employees on the provisions, rules, and regulations of the State Employees' Retirement System. Participates in conferences, seminars and training programs relating to the retirement programs of Pennsylvania. Participates in the development of policy relative to program goals and objectives. Develops, coordinates and conducts informal counseling programs as directed.
Minimum qualifications
REQUIREMENTS: Successful completion of a twelve month formalized training program as a SERS Retirement Counselor Trainee.
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.