Tort Claims Representative pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70341
- Class code
- 70341
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Tort Claims Representative is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70341.
- 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 01/31/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is beginning level professional work in the investigation and adjudication of tort claims pertaining to automobile and other property damages. An employee in this job investigates automobile and property damage claims to determine liability and achieve settlement in a fair and expeditious manner. Work involves interviewing claimants and witnesses, traveling to incident locations to collect on-site evidence, determining claim eligibility under the Sovereign Immunity Act, preparing reports of findings, and authorizing or denying claim payments. Work includes logging incoming claims, updating and maintaining case files, responding to inquiries from claimants and attorneys, and identifying subrogation opportunities for further review.
Examples of the work
• Determines eligibility and liability of claims under the Sovereign Immunity Act. • Investigates automobile and property damage claims filed by individuals seeking compensation for common property damages due to accidents involving commonwealth vehicles. • Assesses liability for damage to vehicles from highway line paint or tar, damage to mailboxes or fences from snowplow operations, and damage to property at state parks from fallen trees. • Obtains and reviews property damage claim information, such towing receipts, rental vehicle charges, and replacement costs of items damaged in a car accident.
Minimum qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree; or • Two years of technical experience in evaluating or processing claims, or interviewing consumers to obtain or review financial, insurance or personal information or records to determine next actions, and an associate’s degree; or • Four years of technical experience in evaluating or processing claims or interviewing consumers to collect or review financial, insurance, or personal information or records to determine next actions; 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.