Unemployment Compensation Specialist 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 06420
- Class code
- 06420
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Unemployment Compensation Specialist 2 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 06420.
- 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 12/14/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced professional work in the analysis, development, and implementation of statewide unemployment compensation (UC) benefits or tax service programs for employers and unemployed workers. An employee in this job researches, develops, interprets, and implements UC policies and procedures involving UC benefits, tax services, and workforce development activities; and ensures they conform to all applicable legislation, regulations, rules, and guidelines. Work involves analyzing operational and programmatic problems; and recommending process revisions to improve program effectiveness, efficiency, and service delivery. Work also involves investigating complex UC claims that impact the UC Trust Fund balance and resolving issues through the initiation of account adjustments, payment corrections, and fund transfers.
Examples of the work
• Analyzes complex UC claims with multiple issues to resolve problems with benefit or tax services accounts, reports, and statistical data. • Revises new UC claim or tax procedures while ensuring conformity with applicable regulations, policies, and rules. • Researches specific areas of UC systems, such as UC benefits, workforce development, or tax services, to ensure system effectiveness, identify deficiencies, and recommend solutions. • Monitors automated processes and systems to determine compliance with guidelines; recommends enhancements and test scripts, conducts system testing, and troubleshoots issues with information technology staff.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as an Unemployment Compensation Specialist 1 or Unemployment Compensation Tax Technician Supervisor (commonwealth titles); or • One year of professional work experience in an unemployment compensation program; 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.