Aviation Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 71750
- Class code
- 71750
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Aviation Specialist is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 71750.
- 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 work inspecting and licensing 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 inspects airports, heliports, and vertiports for legal compliance with federal and state regulations and conformance with federal and state safety standards, and provides technical guidance to airport managers on the regulations and standards.
Examples of the work
• Reviews application documentation of proposed sites for general aviation or private use airports, heliports, and vertiports. • Inspects proposed sites for general aviation or private use airports, heliports, and vertiports for conformance to safety standards to ensure suitability for airport, heliport, and vertiport construction. • Recommends issuance of new airport, heliport, and vertiport site approval. • Inspects newly completed, operating, or renovated airports, heliports, and vertiports for adherence to site and operational requirements. • Determines safety of approach and takeoff patterns.
Minimum qualifications
• Possession of an active Accredited Airport Executive certificate issued by the American Association of Airport Executives; or • Four years of experience as a private pilot, commercial pilot, or airline transport pilot; or • Four years of experience as a flight instructor; 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.