Building Automation Systems Administrator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 97860
- Class code
- 97860
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Building Automation Systems Administrator is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 97860.
- 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 12/31/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory or administrative and consultative work in designing, programming, installing, commissioning, repairing, and operating BA systems and related devices. An employee in this job is responsible for overseeing a centralized campus-wide or multi-facility BA system operation; or supervising individuals involved in the operation of the BA system. Work involves assessing overall BA system operations and recommending and implementing operating, equipment, software, or cost improvements; partnering with building maintenance and trades leadership to develop and implement preventative maintenance and servicing schedules; and developing processes to support troubleshooting, repair, and programming needs of BA system devices and controlled equipment.
Examples of the work
• Conducts comprehensive assessments of all BA systems and their functionality and develops and implements recommendations for improving performance. • Evaluates, prioritizes, and assigns routine and specialty installation, repair, and maintenance work orders. • Develops a preventative maintenance and servicing schedule for all centralized and remote facility BA system components and consults with trades and maintenance leadership on implementing and resourcing the work. • Develops and implements the processes to assign and dispatch BA Systems Technicians to support trades and maintenance staff in troubleshooting and resolving problems with BA system-controlled equipment.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Building Automation Systems Technician 3 (commonwealth title); or • Eight years of experience in the maintenance, repair, or installation of HVAC or refrigeration systems, related digitally controlled equipment, or BA systems, which includes four years configuring and programming BA system hardware devices and software programs; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes four years configuring and programming BA system hardware devices and software programs.
Special requirements
• Certain positions require possession of an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C Driver's License or equivalent.
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.