Capitol Police Officer, Sergeant pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 74843
- Class code
- 74843
- Pay scale group
- CP 36
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- L4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Capitol Police Officer, Sergeant is $67,725 to $110,016 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 74843.
- 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 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; serves as an officer-in-charge; and directs police services through lower level Capitol Police Officer staff in a platoon or overseeing the Capital Complex Communications Center. Work involves independently conducting complex criminal investigations and supervising and participating in criminal investigations conducted by subordinate staff. Work includes supervising and participating in police patrols, traffic and parking regulation enforcement, crowd control measures, visitor assistance, and secure escorts.
Examples of the work
• Supervises subordinate police officers who enforce state and local laws, regulations, and rules. • Supervises subordinate security officers who provide security and pedestrian control for assigned commonwealth properties. • Coordinates and conducts formal and on-the-job training for subordinate staff. • Inspects and maintains equipment, such as weapons, police cruisers, portable radios, traffic vests, first aid equipment, emergency lights, emergency medical equipment, building master keys, and other related equipment; ensures all equipment is operational for each shift and submits reports for any discrepancies.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as a Capitol Police Officer, Corporal (commonwealth title); or • Three years as a Capitol Police Officer (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.