Building Automation Systems Technician 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 97830
- Class code
- 97830
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Building Automation Systems Technician 1 is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 97830.
- 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 technical work in installing, commissioning, repairing, maintaining, and operating BA systems and related devices. An employee in this job tests, calibrates, troubleshoots, repairs, and installs the mechanical, electrical, electronic, and digital components of automated building control systems. Work involves coordinating with trades and maintenance employees or working independently to analyze and troubleshoot problems in BA system-controlled equipment, making appropriate adjustments to BA system software settings, and repairing and replacing hardware components. Work includes interpreting mechanical, electronic, and technical documentation; commissioning system components and troubleshooting identified issues from controllers to end devices; and completing all required work-order documentation. Work may include monitoring, testing, and adjusting pneumatic controls.
Examples of the work
• Calibrates, troubleshoots, repairs, and installs the mechanical, electrical, electronic, and digital components of the BA system such as sensors, switches, control valves, damper actuators, and variable frequency drive controls. • Identifies and troubleshoots the electrical and mechanical issues of BA system-controlled equipment through review and navigation of the system, to include sequence of operations, equipment features and settings, and error and trend reports. • Disconnects and dismantles electronic devices such as controllers and sensors and corrects defects by adjusting, repairing, or replacing parts or units and associated wiring.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the HVAC and Building Automation Technician Trainee (commonwealth title) training program; or • Three years of experience in the maintenance, repair, or installation of HVAC, refrigeration systems, related digitally controlled equipment, or BA systems which includes one year working with industrial or commercial electronic controls and sensors; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year working with industrial or commercial electronic controls and sensors.
Special requirements
• Certain positions require possession of an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C Driver's License or equivalent. • Certain positions must obtain the EPA Universal Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certification from an approved provider within 6 months of employment.
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.