Commonwealth Pilot pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 92220
- Class code
- 92220
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Commonwealth Pilot is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 92220.
- 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 06/30/2006.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled work in piloting aircraft owned, leased, or rented by the Commonwealth. An employee in this job acts as pilot-in-command on Commonwealth aircraft in the conduct of Commonwealth business. Work involves the operation of aircraft and the use of flight navigations and communications instruments and equipment. Work also involves gathering pre-flight data, weather, departure and arrival times, routes, and aircraft including preflight inspection. Important aspects of the work are the professional attitude displayed in operating the aircraft as well as the physical appearance and personal conduct of employees in dealing with passengers. Work is assigned in the form of general instructions and reviewed by the Chief Pilot for adherence to established safety standards and assurance of passenger comfort.
Examples of the work
Operates aircraft owned, leased or rented by the Commonwealth. Directs the operation of radio, navigational, and other flight instrumentation and manual equipment. Plans routes to be taken based on weather conditions, destination, terrain, time limits, and safety requirements. Conducts pre-flight inspections of aircraft insuring all equipment is operational, adequate fuel for alternate airports is aboard and all necessary aircraft documents and charts required for the flight are aboard. Assists in aircraft maintenance as required. Maintains flight logs on aircraft departure and arrival times and personal log on hours of flight time accumulated. Performs related work.
Minimum qualifications
3000 hours of flight experience as a licensed pilot of which at least 750 hours should be of multi-engine time and 300 hours shall be of total actual instrument time; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
Possession of an Airline Transport Certificate with at least a multi-engine rating, a commercial single engine rating and a First Class Medical Certificate as issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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.