Bridge and Structural Designer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10790
- Class code
- 10790
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Bridge and Structural Designer is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10790.
- 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 01/01/1992.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in designing bridge and structural projects. An employee in this class prepares or reviews complete sets of plans for bridge and structural projects, such as single span concrete or steel structures where hydraulic, soils, and foundation design considerations conform to established standards, or prepares or reviews phases of the most complex projects, such as multi-span concrete or steel structures where hydraulic, soils, and foundation design considerations vary from standard consideration and structural analysis of loading limits complicate design. In addition, an employee develops needed engineering calculations to design simple structures such as culverts, simple span steel and concrete bridges and substructure units.
Examples of the work
Using CADD instruments, develops design plans for complete bridge and structural projects, such as single span concrete or steel structures where hydraulic, soils and foundation design consideration conform to established standards. Performs elementary stress analysis for simple structures, determines placement of structural steel and culverts, computes steel and concrete quantities on proposed bridges. Performs elementary stress analysis and design work for rehabilitation of existing bridges and structures.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Bridge and Structural Draftsman-Designer. or One year of professional experience in bridge and structural design work, including six months involved CADD operation; and a Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering, or a closely related field. or Three years of professional experience in bridge and structural design work, including six months involving CADD operation; an Associate's Degree in civil engineering, drafting, or design technology. or Any 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.