Unemployment Compensation Operations Examiner pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 06650
- Class code
- 06650
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Unemployment Compensation Operations Examiner is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 06650.
- 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 09/10/2019.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized technical work in examining, analyzing, and evaluating claims for unemployment compensation benefits to determine the accuracy of payments for paid claims and the accuracy of disqualifications for denied claims. An employee in this job is responsible for reconstructing a sample of paid and denied claims for unemployment compensation benefits; analyzing and validating claim records and information; ensuring compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and policies; and determining the accuracy of the benefit amount paid or benefits denied. Work involves interviewing claimants, employers, and other interested parties to gather and develop the facts of the case and ensure the accuracy of the information used in the claim.
Examples of the work
• Examines and evaluates a sample of claims for unemployment compensation benefits to determine the accuracy of the benefit amount paid on the claim. • Examines and evaluates a sample of denied determinations to determine the accuracy of the denial. • Interviews claimants, employers, eye witnesses, and interested third parties to develop the claim facts and verify information used in the claim including the circumstances surrounding the claimant’s unemployment. • Validates with employers that claimants’ wages are accurately reported. • Analyzes financial records to determine employee earnings, identify employer tax liabilities, and detect fraudulent activity.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as an Unemployment Compensation Claims Examiner; or • Two years of experience performing technical work in an unemployment compensation program.
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.