Capitol Police Officer, Lieutenant pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 74844
- Class code
- 74844
- Pay scale group
- CP 39
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- L4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Capitol Police Officer, Lieutenant is $75,173 to $122,117 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 74844.
- 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 10/01/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is supervisory and command law enforcement work providing police services as a member of the Capitol Police Force. An employee in this job is a sworn police officer with authority to exercise the powers of arrest and directs the police services of a designated platoon through Capitol Police Officer, Sergeant employees. Work involves directing and participating in criminal investigations, police patrols, traffic and parking regulation enforcement, crowd control measures, visitor assistance, and secure escorts.
Examples of the work
• Directs, through subordinate supervisors, the enforcement of state and local laws, regulations, and rules. • Develops, coordinates, and conducts formal and on-the-job training for subordinate staff. • Implements and conveys operational policies and procedures of the Capitol Police Force for the assigned platoon. • Establishes standards of conduct for the assigned platoon. • Directs and participates in investigations of crimes, suspected crimes, accidents, and missing person reports which may involve conducting undercover surveillance; prepares and reviews reports of investigation findings. • Determines investigative procedures and oversees the collection of evidence.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Capitol Police Officer, Sergeant (commonwealth title); or • Three years as a Capitol Police Officer, Corporal (commonwealth title).
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license. • All employees in this job must have active Act 120 certification obtained through a training program approved by the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC) prior to appointment.
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 CP schedule.