Aviation Specialist Supervisor pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71760
- Class code
- 71760
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G2
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Aviation Specialist Supervisor is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71760.
- 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 09/24/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized supervisory work in the inspection and licensing of airports, heliports, and vertiports operating in the Commonwealth and providing technical guidance on federal and state aviation regulations and standards. An employee in this job supervises Aviation Specialists engaged in inspecting airports, heliports, and vertiports for conformance with safety standards and legal compliance with federal and state regulations, and providing technical guidance to airport managers on the regulations and standards.
Examples of the work
• Plans and directs the statewide aviation program for the licensing and inspection of Commonwealth airports, heliports, and vertiports to ensure facilities meet safety standards for the issuance or renewal of operating licenses. • Supervises the inspection of new development proposals of general aviation or private use airports, heliports, and vertiports for conformance to safety standards to ensure suitability for airport, heliport, and vertiport construction. • Approves new airport, heliport, and vertiport site development proposals. • Reviews newly completed, operating, or renovated airports, heliports, and vertiports for adherence to site and operational requirements.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of experience as an Aviation Specialist (Commonwealth title); or • One year of experience in airport management and possession of an active Accredited Airport Executive certification issued by the American Association of Airport Executives; or • Four years of experience as a private pilot, commercial pilot, airline transport pilot, or flight instructor and one year of experience inspecting and licensing airports, heliports, and vertiports and providing technical guidance on federal and state aviation regulations and standards; or • An equivalent combination of experience and 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.