Tort Claims Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70343
- Class code
- 70343
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Tort Claims Supervisor is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70343.
- 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 07/31/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional supervisory and advanced technical work in the management of tort claims, employee liability claims, and line-of-duty death benefit claims. An employee in this job reviews and assigns tort claims, oversees claims investigations and adjudications, investigates employee liability claims, and administers the statewide line-of-duty death benefit programs. Work involves supervising staff who conduct claim investigations and settle property and bodily injury claims against commonwealth agencies. Work includes conducting investigations for personal injury claims against commonwealth employees; assessing economic and non-economic damages; negotiating, authorizing, or denying claim payments; and preparing formal investigative reports.
Examples of the work
• Plans, manages, and coordinates the activities of staff engaged in the evaluation and disposition of property tort claims and bodily injury tort claims. • Determines the eligibility, legal strategy, and disposition of employee liability claims. • Interviews claimants who suffer permanent and severe physical, emotional, and mental damage. • Investigates claims for damages alleging negligence, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, assault, false arrest, defamation, invasion of privacy, or violation of any other civil rights. • Rejects claims coverage for conduct determined as intentional, willful or malicious, or performed outside the scope of employment.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as a Tort Claims Evaluator or Insurance Claims Evaluator 2 (commonwealth titles); or • Two years of professional experience as a third-party claims adjuster, examiner, or investigator, and a bachelor’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 to determine next actions, and two years of professional experience as a third-party claims adjuster, examiner, or investigator; 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.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Tort Claims Supervisor in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | $63,367 | $95,051 | $63,367 to $95,051 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.