Social Studies Education Advisor 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 20550
- Class code
- 20550
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Social Studies Education Advisor 1 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 20550.
- 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 04/04/2006.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible professional educational work in providing statewide advisory services in the development, improvement and expansion of social studies educational programs at the elementary and secondary levels. An employee in this job provides advisory and consultative services to local school districts, intermediate units and teacher preparation staffs in improving social studies education programs in Commonwealth schools. Work involves diagnosing educational problems at the local level, recommending solutions and providing assistance in improving the educational programs. Employees conduct training sessions, workshops and conferences to disseminate information on successful practices, new curriculum materials and innovative techniques and results from experimental projects in social studies education.
Examples of the work
Develops or participates in developing new approaches in social studies education and in pilot testing these approaches to evaluate their effectiveness. Works with local school professionals to determine specific problems with their social studies education programs and to recommend improvements. Develops and presents in-service workshop training to local school staff to familiarize them with current, new or improved practices, techniques and resources in social studies education programs. Develops or participates in conference programs and workshops to promote new developments, materials and trends in social studies education.
Minimum qualifications
Four years of professional experience in social studies education, including two years of experience in public schools and one year of experience in the development and implementation of social studies education curricula or programs; or An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes two years of experience in public schools and one year of experience in the development and implementation of social studies education curricula or programs.
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.