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Special Assistant for Strategic Initiatives, L & I pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 23476

$102,788 to $156,167 per year$102,788$156,167MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $129,478 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
23476
Pay scale group
ST 11
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
A3
State
Pennsylvania

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 01/16/2013.

What the state says the job is

This is highly responsible advisory and consultative strategic staff work serving as a special assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Industry. The employee in this job serves as a special assistant to the Secretary of Labor and Industry, performing specialized high level strategic staff work for Department program and legislative initiatives of the highest sensitivity and visibility. Work involves advising the Secretary on highly sensitive matters with significant internal and external impacts; leading, coordinating, and evaluating the implementation of legislative changes; and developing legislative, regulatory, and policy recommendations. Work includes analyzing critical Department programs to identify areas of substantial improvement to customer and business relations, operational efficiency, and cost savings.

Examples of the work

Performs specialized high level consultative and advisory staff work for highly sensitive and visible Department programs. Advises the Secretary on critical issues involving Department programs with significant internal and external impacts. Develops and drafts policies, legislation, and regulations for the Department’s most critical programs. Coordinates and leads the implementation of legislative and regulatory changes to Department programs. Assists the Secretary in establishing and directing the implementation of Department goals, objectives, and quality assurance measures.

Minimum qualifications

Seven years of professional administrative, staff, or consultative experience; and a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations, political science, public administration, or a related field; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.

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.

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