Bridge and Structural Drafter pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10780
- Class code
- 10780
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Bridge and Structural Drafter is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10780.
- 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 technical work in the preparation of a wide variety of bridge and structural plans, maps, and similar drawings. An employee in this class performs technical duties which follow prescribed methods and procedures, and involve the application of basic technical skills and techniques for the completion of a wide variety of drafting and moderately complex design assignments with professional guidance from higher level technical employees. Work is performed using Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) instruments or conventional techniques and methods and involves preparing and checking mathematical calculations, and reducing field notes preparatory to drafting. Employees may function as a lead worker over lower-level technicians preparing simple tracings or straight-line drawings.
Examples of the work
Assists in the preparation of bridge and structural plans from field survey notes. Performs all drafting and detailing work associated with the development and preparation of bridge and structural plans from preliminary sketches to final detailed working plans. Prepares portions of plans for bridge and structural projects such as fixtures, equipment, beams, connections, and foundations. Plots alignment of structures, topography and profiles; details abutments, piers, culverts, arches and retaining walls; plots and calculates drainage areas and waterway profiles; and draws structures to scale on plans with professional and technical guidance.
Minimum qualifications
One year as an Engineering Technician. or Two years of experience in a variety of drafting assignments, one of which shall have been in bridge and structural drafting, including six months CADD experience or training, and graduation from high school. or One year of experience in bridge and structural drafting and detailing assignments including six months of CADD experience or training and 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.