Special Assistant to the Secretary of Human Services pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 49901
- Class code
- 49901
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Special Assistant to the Secretary of Human Services is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 49901.
- 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 09/27/2019.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible staff work serving as a special assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Human Services (DHS). An employee in this job performs specialized high-level staff work in assigned program areas. Work involves advising on and assisting the Secretary with the establishment of departmental goals and objectives; serving as the primary contact point with program deputies, executive staff, and public and private officials; representing and acting on behalf of the Secretary at meetings; preparing reports and written correspondence in response to inquiries; and presenting information. Important aspects of this work include monitoring and coordinating DHS programs, identifying and resolving problems, researching issues and recommending and implementing action, and advising the Secretary on sensitive department-wide matters.
Examples of the work
• Performs specialized high-level staff work in assigned phases of operational activities or a wide variety of high-level staff assignments that include a cross section of DHS program areas. • Assists the Secretary and/or Chief of Staff in establishing and directing the implementation of DHS goals and objectives. • Reviews policy and program proposals with program deputies to determine acceptability, avoid duplication, and ensure compatibility and compliance with DHS goals and objectives. • Liaises with DHS program staff and with federal, state, and local government officials. • Identifies problems and issues with program operations and recommends appropriate action to the Secretary.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional human services program experience, including three years in a consultative capacity; and a bachelor's degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years in a consultative capacity.
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.