Chief of Investigations, Corrections pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 70630
- Class code
- 70630
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief of Investigations, Corrections is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 70630.
- 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 09/01/2010.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial investigative work in the Office of Special Investigations and Intelligence, Department of Corrections. The employee in this job is responsible for directing, planning and coordinating all aspects of criminal and administrative investigations involving inmates, staff, visitors and civilians associated with the Department. Work involves utilizing technical equipment, processes and methods of investigation, and directing a staff involved in the collection, analysis, summarization, and evaluation of data to develop criminal cases for prosecution. Work also involves coordination of activities with law enforcement agencies, other state and local governmental agencies and private citizens to obtain cooperation and assistance in achieving program effectiveness and desired results.
Examples of the work
Directs, plans, and coordinates all aspects of investigations involving alleged fraud, waste, misconduct, abuse or violation of state laws involving individuals or entities that are involved with the Department, such as Commonwealth employees and agency contractors/vendors. Supervises the work of subordinate investigators in the collection, analysis, summarization, and evaluation of data to develop criminal cases for prosecution. Promotes partnerships with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to assist in investigations resulting from intelligence received. Reviews and closes institutional inmate abuse investigations.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of supervisory experience over professional staff responsible for conducting criminal or administrative investigations, and a bachelor's degree; or An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of supervisory experience over professional staff responsible for conducting criminal or administrative investigations.
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.