Architectural Designer Trainee pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 13300
- Class code
- 13300
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Architectural Designer Trainee is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 13300.
- 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 04/27/2001.
What the state says the job is
This is entrance level training work to develop practical proficiency in the use of architectural knowledges, skills, and abilities. Employees in this class participate in an on-the-job training program under the supervision of professional architects. Assignments are designed to develop the employee's ability to apply the knowledges and skills of the architectural profession; increase the employee's ability to identify and define problems early in project development; and develop solutions, which conform to agency policies, rules and regulations, and professional standards. Work may include assignments in different organizational units of the agency to increase the employee's awareness of the scope of architecture practiced in the Commonwealth and ensure final job placement.
Examples of the work
Participates in an on-the-job training program designed to develop practical proficiency in the use of architectural skills and abilities. Assists in developing plans for renovations and alterations to existing buildings and structures; and in determining the costs of architectural features incorporated in the construction and renovation of buildings and structures. Drafts plans, elevations, perspectives, and other routine projects for the review of, and to assist, an Architectural Supervisor. Assists in creating design drawings for Commonwealth buildings and structures using Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) software and manual drafting techniques.
Minimum qualifications
A bachelor's degree in architecture or architectural engineering or a closely related field which included major course work in architectural design; or An equivalent combination of experience and training in architectural design work.
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.