Automotive Vehicle Recovery Mechanic pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 93112
- Class code
- 93112
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Automotive Vehicle Recovery Mechanic is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 93112.
- 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 08/23/2010.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled journey- level automotive mechanic work in the physical examination, damage assessment, repair, disposition and recovery of damaged, new, and transferred state-owned vehicles for the Department of General Services. The employee in this job is responsible for traveling statewide to the sites of disabled or damaged state-owned vehicles to assess the extent of vehicular accident damage or to diagnose mechanical failures. Work involves performing preliminary onsite mechanical repairs to restore vehicle operation, assessing damage to make a determination regarding the most appropriate methods of vehicle disposition, or operating a roll-back transporter or similar equipment to recover the vehicle and transport it to the appropriate location.
Examples of the work
Examines and assesses the extent of damage to state vehicles disabled due to accidents. Performs preliminary diagnosis of problems on state vehicles disabled due to mechanical failures and performs repairs to temporarily restore vehicle operation. Operates a wrecker, roll-back transporter, or similar vehicle to transport damaged or disabled vehicles to or from vendors, to Commonwealth institutions for disposal through the sale process, or to the Commonwealth Garage for further evaluation or cannibalization. Coordinates with vendors concerning charges for repairs.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of experience as a skilled automotive mechanic which includes one year of experience operating and maintaining a wrecker or roll-back recovery vehicle.
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.