Social Studies Education Advisor 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 20560
- Class code
- 20560
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Social Studies Education Advisor 2 is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 20560.
- 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 advanced professional educational work in the development, improvement and expansion of social studies education throughout the Commonwealth. An employee in this job is responsible for providing leadership and guidance for the Department of Education's statewide program of advisory services in the development, expansion and improvement of social studies educational programs in Commonwealth schools. Work involves responsibility for the development, review and clarification of the role and direction of social studies education within the overall school curriculum; for establishing the short range goals and priorities for the social studies education advisory program; and for formulating the long range objectives for social studies education in the curricula of the elementary and secondary schools.
Examples of the work
Develops objectives and definitive goals for social studies education in the Commonwealth consistent with departmental priorities and curriculum objectives. Develops and modifies the short and long range goals and objectives for social studies education to meet the needs of schools. Develops and interprets policies and guidelines in social studies education for the basic education community and makes recommendations for changes in policy and standards. Develops and coordinates new approaches in social studies education and in pilot testing these approaches to evaluate their effectiveness.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Social Studies Education Advisor 1; or Five years of professional experience in social studies education, including three years of experience in public schools and two years of experience in the development and implementation of social studies education curricula or programs; or An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes three years of experience in public schools and two years 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.