Special Assistant to the Secretary, Education pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 24600
- Class code
- 24600
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Assistant to the Secretary, Education is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 24600.
- 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 03/03/2004.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible management and administrative work serving as executive assistant to the Secretary of Education. An employee in this class is responsible for assisting the Secretary of Education with special projects and important administrative, management, and program policy matters. Work involves advising and assisting the Secretary in setting overall Departmental strategies and implementing recommendations to meet the goals and objectives of the Administration. Responsibilities of this position include advising and assisting the Secretary in developing and implementing educational policies and procedures to improve and refine education in Pennsylvania; reviewing efforts to meet the agency priorities and initiatives; and coordinating Departmental resources and staff efforts to effect planned goals, objectives, and program initiatives.
Examples of the work
Provide advice and assistance to the Secretary on a variety of highly complex and sensitive special projects, and administrative, managerial, and policy matters. Assist the Secretary in the review and analysis of current and planned priorities, objectives, and mandated functions for the Department to ensure that present and future educational and developmental needs of the students, communities, and Commonwealth are met. Participate in developing new priorities, objectives, and recommendations for change or improvement in the mission and operation of the Department. Assist the Secretary in using the policies, priorities and objectives in developing and implementing new programs.
Minimum qualifications
Six years of experience in the field of education, including two years in an administrative, managerial or supervisory capacity; and a bachelor’s degree. 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.