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Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) in Pennsylvania

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Administration lists 1 job class for this work in the Pennsylvania state pay plan: Office Assistant, Lieutenant Governor's Office.

$36,831 – $51,054
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$44,950
median pay in PA, all employers
107,500
workers in PA (SOC 43-9061)

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 gradePublished rate
Office Assistant, Lieutenant Governor's Office
Class U1310 · class description
Grade ST02 (Levels 07–20) · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$36,831 – $47,863 a year
14 steps
  • Level 07: $36,831 a year
  • Level 08: $37,536 a year
  • Level 09: $38,338 a year
  • Level 10: $39,159 a year
  • Level 11: $39,746 a year
  • Level 12: $40,665 a year
  • Level 13: $41,506 a year
  • Level 14: $42,347 a year
  • Level 15: $43,247 a year
  • Level 16: $44,147 a year
  • Level 17: $44,949 a year
  • Level 18: $45,888 a year
  • Level 19: $46,827 a year
  • Level 20: $47,863 a year
Grade ST02 (Levels 07–20) · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$39,287 – $51,054 a year
14 steps
  • Level 07: $39,287 a year
  • Level 08: $40,038 a year
  • Level 09: $40,893 a year
  • Level 10: $41,770 a year
  • Level 11: $42,396 a year
  • Level 12: $43,376 a year
  • Level 13: $44,273 a year
  • Level 14: $45,171 a year
  • Level 15: $46,130 a year
  • Level 16: $47,090 a year
  • Level 17: $47,945 a year
  • Level 18: $48,947 a year
  • Level 19: $49,948 a year
  • Level 20: $51,054 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

Office Clerks, General (SOC 43-9061) in Pennsylvania, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasurePA
Workers107,500
10th percentile$29,640
Median$44,950
90th percentile$62,480
National median, government employers$46,170

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.

Free practice tests for Pennsylvania

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) page.

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