Building Automation Systems Technician 3 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 97850
- Class code
- 97850
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Building Automation Systems Technician 3 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 97850.
- 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 highly advanced technical work in designing, programming, installing, commissioning, repairing, and operating BA systems and related devices. An employee in this job is responsible for planning and overseeing campus-wide or multi-facility BA system design, installation, customization, and repair projects. Work involves designing, planning, and executing new system, equipment, or device integrations into a centralized BA system network, to include programming, installing hardware, and commissioning work; coordinating, assigning, overseeing, and reviewing the work of employees involved in BA system projects; diagnosing campus-wide or multi-facility BA system and equipment malfunctions and developing a plan of action to resolve; and analyzing, monitoring, and optimizing BA system performance.
Examples of the work
• Diagnoses campus-wide or multi-facility equipment and BA system malfunctions and develops a plan of action to resolve. • Provides direction and oversight to BA system and other trades and maintenance employees on BA system repair and installation projects from initial assignment through completion. • Designs, plans, and executes new system, equipment, or device integrations into a campus-wide or multi-facility BA system network, to include programming, testing, and installing hardware devices, and commissioning work to ensure system functionality. • Assesses and identifies opportunities to improve BA system software functionality and navigation experience for the user community.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Building Automation Systems Technician 2 (commonwealth title); or • Six years of experience in the maintenance, repair, or installation of HVAC or refrigeration systems, related digitally controlled equipment, or BA systems which includes two years configuring and programming BA system hardware devices and software programs; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes two 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.