Air Quality Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 75410
- Class code
- 75410
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Air Quality Specialist is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 75410.
- 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 03/28/2002.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in the field of air quality management. An employee in this class performs a variety of assignments within an assigned geographical area to promote and ensure compliance with the Commonwealth's rules and regulations governing air quality. Work requires the interpretation and application of air quality rules and regulations during the conduct of inspections, investigations and enforcement activities. Work includes investigating complaints involving odors, commercial or industrial air contaminant sources, visible emissions, demolition or road construction air contaminants, and open burning. Work also includes conducting odor surveys, conducting surveys to gather data for stack tests, and providing information to the public and facility operators.
Examples of the work
Plans and conducts inspections of air pollution sources and control equipment at permitted facilities to ensure compliance with permit conditions and Departmental rules and regulations. Recommends renewal, revocation or suspension of operating permits based on observation of the performance and operation of sources and control equipment. Conducts surveillance on air pollution sources, including collecting samples, taking photographs and making plume opacity determinations. Researches files, case history and emissions data and prepares documentation for use in enforcement actions.
Minimum qualifications
Successful completion of the training program for Environmental Trainee; or Three years of technical experience as an Air Monitoring Equipment Specialist; or An equivalent combination of experience and/or 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.