Workers' Compensation Claims Manager pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70162
- Class code
- 70162
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Workers' Compensation Claims Manager is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70162.
- 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 12/14/1999.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and management work directing the Bureau of Workers' Compensation claims management program. An employee in this class is responsible for directing the centralized receipt, recording, and evaluation of claims reports from insurance carriers, self-insured employers, and employees on claims arising under the Workers' Compensation Act and the Occupational Disease laws. The employee is responsible for disbursing and distributing Supersedeas Fund Reimbursements and Occupational Disease payments; directing injury reporting and petition receipt and assignment functions; analyzing trends and statistical data on lost time injuries and fatalities to improve employee safety and project losses; and developing and distributing directives and instructional materials to educate individuals on the Workers' Compensation process.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, and directs the review, processing and related record keeping of all documents and reports pertaining to worker's injury or occupational disease claims. Directs the receipt, recording, assignment and reporting of all Workers' Compensation hearing petitions. Ensures information concerning Workers' Compensation regulations, decisions, procedures and related issues are efficiently and effectively communicated to employers, insurance companies, and labor representatives. Develops and implements policies and procedures concerning Supersedeas fund reimbursements, occupational disease payments, injury reporting, and indemnity payment matters.
Minimum qualifications
Five years of responsible and varied work in the review and interpretation of data impacting upon Workers' Compensation, including at least two years of administrative or supervisory experience in the field of Workers' Compensation, and a bachelor's degree in business administration or closely related field; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training, including at least two years of administrative or supervisory experience in the field of Workers' Compensation.
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.