Broadcast Engineer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 17730
- Class code
- 17730
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Broadcast Engineer is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 17730.
- 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 01/19/1995.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced technical television broadcast engineering work. An employee in this class installs, tests, operates, and maintains video and audio equipment for television broadcast, the switching center and the Capitol Media Center. Work involves monitoring audio, video and synchronous signals for conformance with published and accepted standards for television broadcast; electronic editing of audio and video tapes; taking action to correct technical deficiencies; repairing and installing complex electronic equipment and instruments; developing proposals for new or expanded systems; and preparing design criteria, design concept, and specifications for the purchase of related systems.
Examples of the work
Monitors and directs the adjustment of, or adjusts television signal to conform with FCC specifications. Monitors and directs the switching of multiple television signal sources to multiple destinations including: satellite uplinks, the Capitol's closed circuit TV network, the Capitol Media Center, editing bays, and video tape records. Performs audio and video network tests and records incoming satellite or fiber optic feeds reporting any technical difficulties and corrections made to supervisor. Evaluates, researches, and recommends audiovisual, teleproduction and test equipment. Installs equipment and performs preventive maintenance and repairs.
Minimum qualifications
Two years as a Broadcast Technician. or Graduation from high school or an equivalency, supplemented by one year of technical training in electronics, and five years of technical experience in television broadcast transmission or in a television production center. or Any equivalent combination of experience and training that affords the applicant with the Required Knowledges, Skills and Abilities.
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.