Social Worker 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 40070
- Class code
- 40070
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Social Worker 2 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 40070.
- 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 10/01/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional social work. An employee in this job functions as a lead worker over Social Worker 1 positions; as the coordinator of a major segment of the social work program at a commonwealth intellectual disabilities (ID) center, mental health (MH) hospital, youth development center (YDC), youth forestry camp (YFC), veterans’ long-term care facility, or a state correctional facility; or as a social worker in a district office within the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Examples of the work
• Provides lead work direction and on-the-job training for assigned social work staff. • Serves as a coordinator in an ID, MH, YDC, YFC, or veterans’ facility by performing specialized work, such as admissions, discharges, resident assessment, drug and alcohol counseling, vocational rehabilitation, community placement and follow-up, human rights protections, Alzheimer's support groups, or social services staff development and training programs. • Provides specialized services in the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services or at the Hiram G. Andrews Center working with persons with disabilities. • Coordinates the provision of specialized services with other state or community agencies.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a Social Worker 1 or Forensic Social Worker 1 (commonwealth titles) (must have been employed in a commonwealth social worker job title on September 8, 2008, with continuous commonwealth employment); or • Two years of experience as a Social Worker 1 or a Forensic Social Worker 1 and a bachelor’s degree in social work or social welfare; or • Two years of professional experience providing direct public or private social work services, and a bachelor’s degree in social work or social welfare; or • A master's degree in social work or social welfare.
Special requirements
• All employees in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs require an active license as a Social Worker or Clinical Social Worker issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Social Worker 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | $50,232 | $74,672 | $50,232 to $74,672 |
| Louisiana | $41,725 | $75,171 | $41,725 to $75,171 |
| New Jersey | $58,222 | $84,763 | $58,222 to $84,763 |
| Ohio | $29.95 | $37.75 | $62,296 to $78,520 |
| Tennessee | $3,631 | $5,434 | $43,572 to $65,208 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.