Government Attorney (agency counsel) in Pennsylvania: Pay Plan

$69,086 – $178,231

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$157,180

median pay in PA, all employers

27,170

workers in PA (SOC 23-1011)

Sources: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Administration, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Classification and Pay Plan (job classes and pay schedules); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pennsylvania state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Pennsylvania sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Attorney 1 Class 07110 · class description Grade ST08 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)	$69,086 – $104,959 a year 20 steps Level 01: $69,086 a year Level 02: $70,592 a year Level 03: $72,255 a year Level 04: $73,859 a year Level 05: $75,462 a year Level 06: $77,164 a year Level 07: $78,925 a year Level 08: $80,646 a year Level 09: $82,465 a year Level 10: $84,264 a year Level 11: $86,162 a year Level 12: $88,020 a year Level 13: $89,996 a year Level 14: $92,010 a year Level 15: $94,064 a year Level 16: $96,118 a year Level 17: $98,172 a year Level 18: $100,480 a year Level 19: $102,788 a year Level 20: $104,959 a year
Grade ST08 · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)	$73,692 – $111,956 a year 20 steps Level 01: $73,692 a year Level 02: $75,298 a year Level 03: $77,072 a year Level 04: $78,782 a year Level 05: $80,493 a year Level 06: $82,308 a year Level 07: $84,186 a year Level 08: $86,022 a year Level 09: $87,963 a year Level 10: $89,882 a year Level 11: $91,906 a year Level 12: $93,888 a year Level 13: $95,995 a year Level 14: $98,144 a year Level 15: $100,335 a year Level 16: $102,526 a year Level 17: $104,716 a year Level 18: $107,178 a year Level 19: $109,640 a year Level 20: $111,956 a year
Attorney 2 Class 07120 · class description Grade ST09 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)	$78,925 – $119,844 a year 20 steps Level 01: $78,925 a year Level 02: $80,646 a year Level 03: $82,465 a year Level 04: $84,264 a year Level 05: $86,162 a year Level 06: $88,020 a year Level 07: $89,996 a year Level 08: $92,010 a year Level 09: $94,064 a year Level 10: $96,118 a year Level 11: $98,172 a year Level 12: $100,480 a year Level 13: $102,788 a year Level 14: $104,959 a year Level 15: $107,365 a year Level 16: $109,810 a year Level 17: $112,255 a year Level 18: $114,661 a year Level 19: $117,282 a year Level 20: $119,844 a year
Grade ST09 · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)	$84,186 – $127,834 a year 20 steps Level 01: $84,186 a year Level 02: $86,022 a year Level 03: $87,963 a year Level 04: $89,882 a year Level 05: $91,906 a year Level 06: $93,888 a year Level 07: $95,995 a year Level 08: $98,144 a year Level 09: $100,335 a year Level 10: $102,526 a year Level 11: $104,716 a year Level 12: $107,178 a year Level 13: $109,640 a year Level 14: $111,956 a year Level 15: $114,522 a year Level 16: $117,130 a year Level 17: $119,738 a year Level 18: $122,305 a year Level 19: $125,101 a year Level 20: $127,834 a year
Attorney 5 Class 07160 · class description Grade ST12 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)	$117,282 – $178,231 a year 20 steps Level 01: $117,282 a year Level 02: $119,844 a year Level 03: $122,524 a year Level 04: $125,243 a year Level 05: $128,118 a year Level 06: $130,974 a year Level 07: $133,810 a year Level 08: $136,842 a year Level 09: $139,756 a year Level 10: $142,984 a year Level 11: $146,191 a year Level 12: $149,438 a year Level 13: $152,685 a year Level 14: $156,167 a year Level 15: $159,629 a year Level 16: $163,287 a year Level 17: $166,847 a year Level 18: $170,505 a year Level 19: $174,358 a year Level 20: $178,231 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Administration, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Classification and Pay Plan (job classes and pay schedules). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Pennsylvania, all employers Sourced

Lawyers (SOC 23-1011) in Pennsylvania, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	PA
Workers	27,170
10th percentile	$77,100
Median	$157,180
90th percentile	$323,370
National median, government employers	$134,680

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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