Corrections Activities Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 42800
- Class code
- 42800
- Pay scale group
- ED 0A
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- E4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections Activities Specialist is $72,210 to $91,572 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 42800.
- 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 09/07/2001.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in providing a program of structured leisure time and recreational activities for inmates in a state correction institution and facility. The employee in this class develops, schedules, coordinates and conducts leisure time and recreational activities involving inmates at all levels of interest and ability in the areas of sports, physical fitness, games, creative and performing arts and social recreation. Work may involve providing training and information to inmates on the rules of sports, games and other topics; developing and presenting information on wellness, life skills, decision planning, organization, and assessment; providing guidance to inmate organizations, such as, J.C.'s, Lifers, and others; and in the development of volunteerism.
Examples of the work
Develops, schedules, coordinates and conducts a program of leisure time and recreational activities including supervising and instructing inmate participants in creative and performing arts, recreation, athletics and games. Develops and presents information to inmates in a group setting on a variety of topics, such as wellness, life skills, decision making, responsibility and others. Assists or participates in program planning, organization and assessment. Coordinates and provides guidance to inmate organizations, such as J.C.'s, Lifers and other groups under the direction of the Corrections Activities Manager.
Minimum qualifications
A bachelor's degree with major course work in recreation and physical education; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
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 ED schedule.