Special Advisor and Liaison for Deputy Secretary of OPHE and SBHE pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 21125
- Class code
- 21125
- Pay scale group
- ST 12
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Advisor and Liaison for Deputy Secretary of OPHE and SBHE is $117,282 to $178,231 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 21125.
- 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 07/30/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible professional work serving as an executive-level advisor in the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education (OPHE), and as the primary liaison to the State Board of Higher Education (SBHE). The employee in this job directs the development and implementation of statewide postsecondary policies and oversees major federal initiatives. Work involves ensuring alignment with department priorities, statutory responsibilities, and the Governor’s postsecondary agenda. Work includes providing oversight and interpretation of federal policy to ensure compliance, conducting cross-state policy analysis to identify best practices, proposing recommendations to advance postsecondary and higher education policy reform, and serving as the primary spokesperson for the Deputy Secretary on critical postsecondary educational issues.
Examples of the work
• Leads policy analysis and development on key funding and governance reforms as the principal advisor and expert on issues including postsecondary finance, affordability, workforce development, data systems, funding formulas, dual enrollment, transfer pathways, and student basic needs. • Develops statewide postsecondary education policy by integrating federal directives with national best practices and producing proposals that support key higher education reforms. • Provides analysis and makes recommendations for complex postsecondary and higher education reforms and initiatives.
Minimum qualifications
• Six years of professional educational experience that includes two years of supervisory experience, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years of professional supervisory educational experience.
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.